src/hotspot/os_cpu/linux_x86/os_linux_x86.cpp

           tty->print_cr("unknown opcode 0x%X with SIGFPE.", op);
           fatal("please update this code.");
         }
 #endif // AMD64
       } else if (sig == SIGSEGV &&
-               !MacroAssembler::needs_explicit_null_check((intptr_t)info->si_addr)) {
+                 MacroAssembler::uses_implicit_null_check(info->si_addr)) {
           // Determination of interpreter/vtable stub/compiled code null exception
           stub = SharedRuntime::continuation_for_implicit_exception(thread, pc, SharedRuntime::IMPLICIT_NULL);
       }
     } else if (thread->thread_state() == _thread_in_vm &&
                sig == SIGBUS && /* info->si_code == BUS_OBJERR && */