diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp
index 5a170ec3d9f..108d8acb1eb 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ namespace AccessInternal {
 
     template <DecoratorSet decorators>
     inline static typename EnableIf<
-      HasDecorator<decorators, INTERNAL_BT_TO_SPACE_INVARIANT>::value, bool>::type
+      HasDecorator<decorators, AS_RAW>::value || HasDecorator<decorators, INTERNAL_BT_TO_SPACE_INVARIANT>::value, bool>::type
     equals(oop o1, oop o2) {
       typedef RawAccessBarrier<decorators & RAW_DECORATOR_MASK> Raw;
       return Raw::equals(o1, o2);
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ namespace AccessInternal {
 
     template <DecoratorSet decorators>
     inline static typename EnableIf<
-      !HasDecorator<decorators, INTERNAL_BT_TO_SPACE_INVARIANT>::value, bool>::type
+      !HasDecorator<decorators, AS_RAW>::value && !HasDecorator<decorators, INTERNAL_BT_TO_SPACE_INVARIANT>::value, bool>::type
     equals(oop o1, oop o2) {
       return RuntimeDispatch<decorators, oop, BARRIER_EQUALS>::equals(o1, o2);
     }