--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/jvmciCodeInstaller_sparc.cpp	Tue Feb 14 20:00:28 2017 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/jvmciCodeInstaller_sparc.cpp	Wed Feb 15 22:59:57 2017 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 void CodeInstaller::pd_patch_OopConstant(int pc_offset, Handle constant, TRAPS) {
   address pc = _instructions->start() + pc_offset;
-  Handle obj = HotSpotObjectConstantImpl::object(constant);
+  Handle obj(THREAD, HotSpotObjectConstantImpl::object(constant));
   jobject value = JNIHandles::make_local(obj());
   if (HotSpotObjectConstantImpl::compressed(constant)) {
 #ifdef _LP64