--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/sharedRuntime_sparc.cpp	2017-07-27 08:47:30.862175652 -0400
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/sharedRuntime_sparc.cpp	2017-07-27 08:47:30.416823547 -0400
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@
 }
 
 static void verify_oop_args(MacroAssembler* masm,
-                            methodHandle method,
+                            const methodHandle& method,
                             const BasicType* sig_bt,
                             const VMRegPair* regs) {
   Register temp_reg = G5_method;  // not part of any compiled calling seq
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@
 }
 
 static void gen_special_dispatch(MacroAssembler* masm,
-                                 methodHandle method,
+                                 const methodHandle& method,
                                  const BasicType* sig_bt,
                                  const VMRegPair* regs) {
   verify_oop_args(masm, method, sig_bt, regs);