--- old/src/hotspot/share/oops/method.cpp	2019-11-21 11:55:31.485312798 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/oops/method.cpp	2019-11-21 11:55:31.225308402 +0100
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 
 bool Method::init_method_counters(MethodCounters* counters) {
   // Try to install a pointer to MethodCounters, return true on success.
-  return Atomic::replace_if_null(counters, &_method_counters);
+  return Atomic::replace_if_null(&_method_counters, counters);
 }
 
 int Method::extra_stack_words() {