diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.cpp
index 5b76f5b42cf..0d4fb6791a4 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.cpp
@@ -3913,7 +3913,6 @@ const Type* SCMemProjNode::Value(PhaseGVN* phase) const
 LoadStoreNode::LoadStoreNode( Node *c, Node *mem, Node *adr, Node *val, const TypePtr* at, const Type* rt, uint required )
   : Node(required),
     _type(rt),
-    _adr_type(at),
     _barrier_data(0)
 {
   init_req(MemNode::Control, c  );
@@ -3921,6 +3920,7 @@ LoadStoreNode::LoadStoreNode( Node *c, Node *mem, Node *adr, Node *val, const Ty
   init_req(MemNode::Address, adr);
   init_req(MemNode::ValueIn, val);
   init_class_id(Class_LoadStore);
+  DEBUG_ONLY(_adr_type = at; adr_type();)
 }
 
 //------------------------------Value-----------------------------------------
@@ -3944,6 +3944,11 @@ const Type* LoadStoreNode::Value(PhaseGVN* phase) const {
   return bottom_type();
 }
 
+const TypePtr* LoadStoreNode::adr_type() const {
+  const TypePtr* cross_check = DEBUG_ONLY(_adr_type) NOT_DEBUG(nullptr);
+  return MemNode::calculate_adr_type(in(MemNode::Address)->bottom_type(), cross_check);
+}
+
 uint LoadStoreNode::ideal_reg() const {
   return _type->ideal_reg();
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.hpp
index d554c037012..e84556528e6 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/memnode.hpp
@@ -797,11 +797,6 @@ public:
   virtual int Opcode() const;
   virtual bool      is_CFG() const  { return false; }
   virtual const Type *bottom_type() const {return Type::MEMORY;}
-  virtual const TypePtr *adr_type() const {
-    Node* ctrl = in(0);
-    if (ctrl == nullptr)  return nullptr; // node is dead
-    return ctrl->in(MemNode::Memory)->adr_type();
-  }
   virtual uint ideal_reg() const { return 0;} // memory projections don't have a register
   virtual const Type* Value(PhaseGVN* phase) const;
 #ifndef PRODUCT
@@ -814,9 +809,11 @@ public:
 class LoadStoreNode : public Node {
 private:
   const Type* const _type;      // What kind of value is loaded?
-  const TypePtr* _adr_type;     // What kind of memory is being addressed?
   uint8_t _barrier_data;        // Bit field with barrier information
   virtual uint size_of() const; // Size is bigger
+#ifdef ASSERT
+  const TypePtr* _adr_type;     // What kind of memory is being addressed?
+#endif // ASSERT
 public:
   LoadStoreNode( Node *c, Node *mem, Node *adr, Node *val, const TypePtr* at, const Type* rt, uint required );
   virtual bool depends_only_on_test() const { return false; }
@@ -824,7 +821,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual const Type *bottom_type() const { return _type; }
   virtual uint ideal_reg() const;
-  virtual const class TypePtr *adr_type() const { return _adr_type; }  // returns bottom_type of address
+  virtual const TypePtr* adr_type() const;
   virtual const Type* Value(PhaseGVN* phase) const;
 
   bool result_not_used() const;