src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/File.java

@@ -2235,11 +2235,11 @@
         String pathField = (String)fields.get("path", null);
         char sep = s.readChar(); // read the previous separator char
         if (sep != separatorChar)
             pathField = pathField.replace(sep, separatorChar);
         String path = fs.normalize(pathField);
-        UNSAFE.putObject(this, PATH_OFFSET, path);
+        UNSAFE.putReference(this, PATH_OFFSET, path);
         UNSAFE.putIntVolatile(this, PREFIX_LENGTH_OFFSET, fs.prefixLength(path));
     }
 
     private static final jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe UNSAFE
             = jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe.getUnsafe();