--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.api.meta.test/src/com/oracle/graal/api/meta/test/TestResolvedJavaMethod.java	Fri May 08 17:52:59 2015 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.api.meta.test/src/com/oracle/graal/api/meta/test/TestResolvedJavaMethod.java	Sat May 09 12:35:54 2015 +0200
@@ -312,6 +312,25 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void isJavaLangObjectInitTest() throws NoSuchMethodException {
+        ResolvedJavaMethod method = metaAccess.lookupJavaMethod(Object.class.getConstructor());
+        assertTrue(method.isJavaLangObjectInit());
+        for (Map.Entry<Method, ResolvedJavaMethod> e : methods.entrySet()) {
+            ResolvedJavaMethod m = e.getValue();
+            assertFalse(m.isJavaLangObjectInit());
+        }
+        for (Map.Entry<Constructor<?>, ResolvedJavaMethod> e : constructors.entrySet()) {
+            ResolvedJavaMethod m = e.getValue();
+            Constructor<?> key = e.getKey();
+            if (key.getDeclaringClass() == Object.class && key.getParameters().length == 0) {
+                assertTrue(m.isJavaLangObjectInit());
+            } else {
+                assertFalse(m.isJavaLangObjectInit());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private Method findTestMethod(Method apiMethod) {
         String testName = apiMethod.getName() + "Test";
         for (Method m : getClass().getDeclaredMethods()) {

--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.api.meta/src/com/oracle/graal/api/meta/ResolvedJavaMethod.java	Fri May 08 17:52:59 2015 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.api.meta/src/com/oracle/graal/api/meta/ResolvedJavaMethod.java	Sat May 09 12:35:54 2015 +0200
@@ -288,4 +288,11 @@
     default boolean hasReceiver() {
         return !isStatic();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if this method is {@link java.lang.Object#Object()}.
+     */
+    default boolean isJavaLangObjectInit() {
+        return getDeclaringClass().isJavaLangObject() && getName().equals("<init>");
+    }
 }

--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.java/src/com/oracle/graal/java/GraphBuilderPhase.java	Fri May 08 17:52:59 2015 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.java/src/com/oracle/graal/java/GraphBuilderPhase.java	Sat May 09 12:35:54 2015 +0200
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
                 ReplacementContext replacementContext = initialReplacementContext;
                 BytecodeParser parser = new BytecodeParser(null, metaAccess, method, graphBuilderConfig, optimisticOpts, entryBCI, replacementContext);
                 HIRFrameStateBuilder frameState = new HIRFrameStateBuilder(parser, method, graph);
+
                 frameState.initializeForMethodStart(graphBuilderConfig.eagerResolving() || replacementContext != null, graphBuilderConfig.getPlugins().getParameterPlugin());
                 parser.build(graph.start(), frameState);
 
@@ -328,7 +329,13 @@
                         if (method.isSynchronized()) {
                             startNode.setStateAfter(createFrameState(BytecodeFrame.BEFORE_BCI));
                         } else {
-                            frameState.clearNonLiveLocals(startBlock, liveness, true);
+
+                            if (graph.method() != null && graph.method().isJavaLangObjectInit()) {
+                                // Don't clear the receiver when Object.<init> is the compilation
+                                // root. The receiver is needed as input to RegisterFinalizerNode.
+                            } else {
+                                frameState.clearNonLiveLocals(startBlock, liveness, true);
+                            }
                             assert bci() == 0;
                             startNode.setStateAfter(createFrameState(bci()));
                         }
@@ -1440,6 +1447,9 @@
             }
 
             private void beforeReturn(ValueNode x, Kind kind) {
+                if (graph.method() != null && graph.method().isJavaLangObjectInit()) {
+                    append(new RegisterFinalizerNode(frameState.localAt(0)));
+                }
                 if (graphBuilderConfig.insertNonSafepointDebugInfo()) {
                     append(createInfoPointNode(InfopointReason.METHOD_END));
                 }