--- old/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/templateTable_aarch64.cpp	2016-08-17 17:17:03.478669351 -0400
+++ new/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/templateTable_aarch64.cpp	2016-08-17 17:17:03.053548337 -0400
@@ -852,26 +852,23 @@
     // get next bytecode
     __ load_unsigned_byte(r1, at_bcp(Bytecodes::length_for(Bytecodes::_aload_0)));
 
-    // do actual aload_0
-    aload(0);
-
     // if _getfield then wait with rewrite
     __ cmpw(r1, Bytecodes::Bytecodes::_getfield);
     __ br(Assembler::EQ, done);
 
-    // if _igetfield then reqrite to _fast_iaccess_0
+    // if _igetfield then rewrite to _fast_iaccess_0
     assert(Bytecodes::java_code(Bytecodes::_fast_iaccess_0) == Bytecodes::_aload_0, "fix bytecode definition");
     __ cmpw(r1, Bytecodes::_fast_igetfield);
     __ movw(bc, Bytecodes::_fast_iaccess_0);
     __ br(Assembler::EQ, rewrite);
 
-    // if _agetfield then reqrite to _fast_aaccess_0
+    // if _agetfield then rewrite to _fast_aaccess_0
     assert(Bytecodes::java_code(Bytecodes::_fast_aaccess_0) == Bytecodes::_aload_0, "fix bytecode definition");
     __ cmpw(r1, Bytecodes::_fast_agetfield);
     __ movw(bc, Bytecodes::_fast_aaccess_0);
     __ br(Assembler::EQ, rewrite);
 
-    // if _fgetfield then reqrite to _fast_faccess_0
+    // if _fgetfield then rewrite to _fast_faccess_0
     assert(Bytecodes::java_code(Bytecodes::_fast_faccess_0) == Bytecodes::_aload_0, "fix bytecode definition");
     __ cmpw(r1, Bytecodes::_fast_fgetfield);
     __ movw(bc, Bytecodes::_fast_faccess_0);
@@ -887,9 +884,10 @@
     patch_bytecode(Bytecodes::_aload_0, bc, r1, false);
 
     __ bind(done);
-  } else {
-    aload(0);
   }
+
+  // Do actual aload_0 (must do this after patch_bytecode which might call VM and GC might change oop).
+  aload(0);
 }
 
 void TemplateTable::istore()