--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.asm/src/com/oracle/graal/asm/Label.java	Thu Oct 10 12:06:33 2013 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.asm/src/com/oracle/graal/asm/Label.java	Thu Oct 10 13:03:26 2013 +0200
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
      * patched when the label is bound using the {@link #patchInstructions(AbstractAssembler)}
      * method.
      */
-    private ArrayList<Integer> patchPositions = new ArrayList<>(4);
+    private ArrayList<Integer> patchPositions = null;
 
     /**
      * Returns the position of this label in the code buffer.
@@ -76,15 +76,20 @@
 
     public void addPatchAt(int branchLocation) {
         assert !isBound() : "Label is already bound " + this + " " + branchLocation + " at position " + position;
+        if (patchPositions == null) {
+            patchPositions = new ArrayList<>(2);
+        }
         patchPositions.add(branchLocation);
     }
 
     protected void patchInstructions(AbstractAssembler masm) {
         assert isBound() : "Label should be bound";
-        int target = position;
-        for (int i = 0; i < patchPositions.size(); ++i) {
-            int pos = patchPositions.get(i);
-            masm.patchJumpTarget(pos, target);
+        if (patchPositions != null) {
+            int target = position;
+            for (int i = 0; i < patchPositions.size(); ++i) {
+                int pos = patchPositions.get(i);
+                masm.patchJumpTarget(pos, target);
+            }
         }
     }