--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/handles.cpp	2015-10-14 13:54:35.626371819 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/handles.cpp	2015-10-14 13:54:35.511374600 +0200
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 oop* HandleArea::allocate_handle(oop obj) {
   assert(_handle_mark_nesting > 1, "memory leak: allocating handle outside HandleMark");
   assert(_no_handle_mark_nesting == 0, "allocating handle inside NoHandleMark");
+  if (ShenandoahVerifyReadsToFromSpace) {
+    obj = oopDesc::bs()->read_barrier(obj);
+  }
   assert(obj->is_oop(), err_msg("not an oop: " INTPTR_FORMAT, (intptr_t*) obj));
   return real_allocate_handle(obj);
 }