diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp b/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp
index d6433f0e17617b2a12284f982a4adfc0606f2c6d..e36823ccd2aa53718f43eb11ab22ad3d024a55d5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp
@@ -6463,7 +6463,8 @@ void MacroAssembler::serialize_memory(Register thread, Register tmp) {
   Address index(noreg, tmp, Address::times_1);
   ExternalAddress page(os::get_memory_serialize_page());
 
-  movptr(ArrayAddress(page, index), tmp);
+  // Size of store must match masking code above
+  movl(as_Address(ArrayAddress(page, index)), tmp);
 }
 
 // Calls to C land