--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/methodHandles_sparc.cpp	Tue Apr 19 09:30:17 2011 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/methodHandles_sparc.cpp	Wed Apr 20 09:29:00 2011 -0700
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
       if (ek == _invokespecial_mh) {
         // Must load & check the first argument before entering the target method.
         __ load_method_handle_vmslots(O0_argslot, G3_method_handle, O1_scratch);
-        __ ld_ptr(__ argument_address(O0_argslot), G3_method_handle);
+        __ ld_ptr(__ argument_address(O0_argslot, -1), G3_method_handle);
         __ null_check(G3_method_handle);
         __ verify_oop(G3_method_handle);
       }