diff -r 151b990e3764 -r 9c260a6b6471 src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/Inet6Address.java
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/Inet6Address.java	Mon Oct 22 14:41:51 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/Inet6Address.java	Mon Oct 22 17:00:04 2018 -0700
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
             ipaddress, scope_id, scope_id_set, scope_ifname, scope_ifname_set
         );
 
-        UNSAFE.putObject(this, FIELDS_OFFSET, h);
+        UNSAFE.putReference(this, FIELDS_OFFSET, h);
     }
 
     /**