diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/bytecodeInterpreter.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/bytecodeInterpreter.cpp
index 2be094d..e86ddf1 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/bytecodeInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/bytecodeInterpreter.cpp
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ run:
                   handle_exception);
           result = THREAD->vm_result();
         }
-        if (result == Universe::the_null_sentinel())
+        if (oopDesc::equals(result, Universe::the_null_sentinel()))
           result = NULL;
 
         VERIFY_OOP(result);