src/hotspot/cpu/x86/c1_LIRAssembler_x86.cpp

*** 1677,1686 ****
--- 1677,1687 ----
      select_different_registers(obj, dst, k_RInfo, klass_RInfo, Rtmp1);
    }
  
    assert_different_registers(obj, k_RInfo, klass_RInfo);
  
+   if (op->need_null_check()) {
      __ cmpptr(obj, (int32_t)NULL_WORD);
      if (op->should_profile()) {
        Label not_null;
        __ jccb(Assembler::notEqual, not_null);
        // Object is null; update MDO and exit
*** 1692,1701 ****
--- 1693,1703 ----
        __ jmp(*obj_is_null);
        __ bind(not_null);
      } else {
        __ jcc(Assembler::equal, *obj_is_null);
      }
+   }
  
    if (!k->is_loaded()) {
      klass2reg_with_patching(k_RInfo, op->info_for_patch());
    } else {
  #ifdef _LP64