--- old/src/share/vm/opto/parse1.cpp	2016-11-04 16:24:21.421205298 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/parse1.cpp	2016-11-04 16:24:21.285205304 +0100
@@ -1114,7 +1114,9 @@
   // If this is an inlined method, we may have to do a receiver null check.
   if (_caller->has_method() && is_normal_parse() && !method()->is_static()) {
     GraphKit kit(_caller);
-    kit.null_check_receiver_before_call(method());
+    if (!kit.argument(0)->is_ValueType()) {
+      kit.null_check_receiver_before_call(method());
+    }
     _caller = kit.transfer_exceptions_into_jvms();
     if (kit.stopped()) {
       _exits.add_exception_states_from(_caller);