--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp	Tue Oct 12 02:21:06 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp	Tue Oct 12 23:51:20 2010 -0700
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
   // Use temps to avoid kills
   LIR_Opr t1 = FrameMap::G1_opr;
   LIR_Opr t2 = FrameMap::G3_opr;
-  LIR_Opr addr = new_pointer_register();
+  LIR_Opr addr = (type == objectType) ? new_register(T_OBJECT) : new_pointer_register();
 
   // get address of field
   obj.load_item();