--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp	Wed Sep 30 18:11:32 2009
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp	Wed Sep 30 18:11:31 2009
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
   __ add(obj.result(), offset.result(), addr);
 
   if (type == objectType) {  // Write-barrier needed for Object fields.
-    pre_barrier(obj.result(), false, NULL);
+    pre_barrier(addr, false, NULL);
   }
 
   if (type == objectType)