--- old/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_Instruction.cpp	2018-11-27 21:41:05.563053820 -0800
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_Instruction.cpp	2018-11-27 21:41:05.443049224 -0800
@@ -222,7 +222,12 @@
 }
 
 ciType* NewObjectArray::exact_type() const {
-  return ciObjArrayKlass::make(klass());
+  ciKlass* element_klass = klass();
+  if (element_klass->is_valuetype()) {
+    return ciValueArrayKlass::make(element_klass);
+  } else {
+    return ciObjArrayKlass::make(element_klass);
+  }
 }
 
 ciType* NewArray::declared_type() const {