src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp

*** 778,787 ****
--- 778,788 ----
            scalar_replaceable = false;
          }
        }
      } else {  // Allocate instance
        if (cik->is_subclass_of(_compile->env()->Thread_klass()) ||
+           cik->is_subclass_of(_compile->env()->Reference_klass()) ||
           !cik->is_instance_klass() || // StressReflectiveCode
            cik->as_instance_klass()->has_finalizer()) {
          es = PointsToNode::GlobalEscape;
        }
      }