--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_x86.cpp	Thu Oct 14 10:46:38 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_x86.cpp	Fri Oct 15 14:21:11 2010 -0700
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@
     ShouldNotReachHere();
   }
 
-  LIR_Opr addr = (type == objectType) ? new_register(T_OBJECT) : new_pointer_register();
+  LIR_Opr addr = new_pointer_register();
   LIR_Address* a;
   if(offset.result()->is_constant()) {
     a = new LIR_Address(obj.result(),