src/share/vm/opto/callnode.cpp

@@ -782,12 +782,12 @@
       if (meth->is_getter()) {
         return false;
       }
       // May modify (by reflection) if an boxing object is passed
       // as argument or returned.
-      if (returns_pointer() && (proj_out(TypeFunc::Parms) != NULL)) {
         Node* proj = proj_out(TypeFunc::Parms);
+      if (returns_pointer() && (proj != NULL)) {
         const TypeInstPtr* inst_t = phase->type(proj)->isa_instptr();
         if ((inst_t != NULL) && (!inst_t->klass_is_exact() ||
                                  (inst_t->klass() == boxing_klass))) {
           return true;
         }