diff --git a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp
index 7325d0d7486383cfff7e49c659402582a7b1404d..2a69ade2156be812132981dc3ccf3c3d1d893774 100644
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LIRGenerator_sparc.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void LIRGenerator::do_CompareAndSwap(Intrinsic* x, ValueType* type) {
   __ add(obj.result(), offset.result(), addr);
 
   if (type == objectType) {  // Write-barrier needed for Object fields.
-    pre_barrier(obj.result(), false, NULL);
+    pre_barrier(addr, false, NULL);
   }
 
   if (type == objectType)