--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/templateTable_aarch64.cpp	Mon Oct 01 12:07:15 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/templateTable_aarch64.cpp	Mon Oct 01 16:34:22 2018 +0200
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
     // Stash null_sentinel address to get its value later
     __ movptr(rarg, (uintptr_t)Universe::the_null_sentinel_addr());
     __ ldr(tmp, Address(rarg));
-    __ cmp(result, tmp);
+    __ cmpoop(result, tmp);
     __ br(Assembler::NE, notNull);
     __ mov(result, 0);  // NULL object reference
     __ bind(notNull);