--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/z/zBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.cpp	Mon Sep 23 14:39:11 2019 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/z/zBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.cpp	Mon Sep 23 14:49:04 2019 -0400
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                                         Register tmp1,
                                         Register tmp2) {
   // Verify value
-  if (type == T_OBJECT || type == T_ARRAY) {
+  if (is_reference_type(type)) {
     // Note that src could be noreg, which means we
     // are storing null and can skip verification.
     if (val != noreg) {