--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	2016-08-17 17:17:13.615768354 -0400
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	2016-08-17 17:17:13.238206366 -0400
@@ -705,9 +705,6 @@
     // get next byte
     __ ldub(at_bcp(Bytecodes::length_for(Bytecodes::_aload_0)), G3_scratch);
 
-    // do actual aload_0
-    aload(0);
-
     // if _getfield then wait with rewrite
     __ cmp_and_br_short(G3_scratch, (int)Bytecodes::_getfield, Assembler::equal, Assembler::pn, done);
 
@@ -738,9 +735,10 @@
     __ bind(rewrite);
     patch_bytecode(Bytecodes::_aload_0, G4_scratch, G3_scratch, 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() {