diff -r 693c6b883b54 -r 8c1e3dd5fe1b hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_CodeStubs_x86.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_CodeStubs_x86.cpp	Fri Mar 18 15:52:42 2011 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c1_CodeStubs_x86.cpp	Fri Mar 18 16:00:34 2011 -0700
@@ -313,10 +313,13 @@
     }
     assert(_obj != noreg, "must be a valid register");
     Register tmp = rax;
-    if (_obj == tmp) tmp = rbx;
+    Register tmp2 = rbx;
     __ push(tmp);
+    __ push(tmp2);
+    __ movptr(tmp2, Address(_obj, java_lang_Class::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ get_thread(tmp);
-    __ cmpptr(tmp, Address(_obj, instanceKlass::init_thread_offset_in_bytes() + sizeof(klassOopDesc)));
+    __ cmpptr(tmp, Address(tmp2, instanceKlass::init_thread_offset_in_bytes() + sizeof(klassOopDesc)));
+    __ pop(tmp2);
     __ pop(tmp);
     __ jcc(Assembler::notEqual, call_patch);