--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.java/src/com/oracle/max/graal/java/GraphBuilderPhase.java	Wed Mar 07 11:14:00 2012 -0800
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.java/src/com/oracle/max/graal/java/GraphBuilderPhase.java	Wed Mar 07 11:29:04 2012 -0800
@@ -1260,14 +1260,12 @@
      */
     private BeginNode createBlockTarget(double probability, Block block, FrameStateBuilder stateAfter) {
         assert probability >= 0 && probability <= 1;
-        if (probability == 0) {
-            FrameStateBuilder state = stateAfter.copy();
-            state.clearNonLiveLocals(block.localsLiveIn);
-
+        if (probability == 0 && config.useBranchPrediction()) {
             BeginNode begin = currentGraph.add(new BeginNode());
             DeoptimizeNode deopt = currentGraph.add(new DeoptimizeNode(DeoptAction.InvalidateReprofile));
             begin.setNext(deopt);
-            begin.setStateAfter(state.create(block.startBci));
+            // Note: We are not allowed to set the stateAfter of the begin node, because we have to deoptimize to
+            // a bci _before_ the actual if, so that the interpreter can update the profiling information.
             return begin;
         }