diff -r aaa1137c5ef4 -r feeb96a45707 src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Wed May 28 12:42:34 2008 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Wed May 28 21:06:24 2008 -0700
@@ -3222,7 +3222,8 @@
     __ set((intptr_t)markOopDesc::prototype(), G4_scratch);
   }
   __ st_ptr(G4_scratch, RallocatedObject, oopDesc::mark_offset_in_bytes());       // mark
-  __ store_klass(RinstanceKlass, RallocatedObject); // klass
+  __ store_klass_gap(G0, RallocatedObject);         // klass gap if compressed
+  __ store_klass(RinstanceKlass, RallocatedObject); // klass (last for cms)
 
   {
     SkipIfEqual skip_if(