diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/c2/shenandoahSupport.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/c2/shenandoahSupport.cpp
index 25059fe3206..f4aaf433e7f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/c2/shenandoahSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/c2/shenandoahSupport.cpp
@@ -3093,6 +3093,8 @@ bool ShenandoahLoadReferenceBarrierNode::needs_barrier_impl(PhaseGVN* phase, Nod
              needs_barrier_impl(phase, n->in(3), visited);
     case Op_ShenandoahEnqueueBarrier:
       return needs_barrier_impl(phase, n->in(1), visited);
+    case Op_CreateEx:
+      return false;
     default:
       break;
   }