diff --git a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp
index 578650a3419ff8015c4f3e5997ba00af7ef9ea28..c17b7c2b32cf20152787121250fd51c05634e9a9 100644
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp
@@ -3540,7 +3540,8 @@ void MacroAssembler::eden_allocate(
 
   if (CMSIncrementalMode || !Universe::heap()->supports_inline_contig_alloc()) {
     // No allocation in the shared eden.
-    ba_short(slow_case);
+    ba(slow_case);
+    delayed()->nop();
   } else {
     // get eden boundaries
     // note: we need both top & top_addr!