--- old/src/share/vm/opto/runtime.cpp	2014-05-05 12:30:16.026597000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/runtime.cpp	2014-05-05 12:30:15.285650000 -0700
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
   } else {
     // Receiver did not match any saved receiver and there is no empty row for it.
     // Increment total counter to indicate polymorphic case.
-    intptr_t* count_p = (intptr_t*)(((byte*)(data)) + in_bytes(CounterData::count_offset()));
+    intptr_t* count_p = (intptr_t*)(((uint8_t*)(data)) + in_bytes(CounterData::count_offset()));
     *count_p += DataLayout::counter_increment;
   }
 JRT_END