diff --git a/src/jnienv.cpp b/src/jnienv.cpp
index 0b1b34760e..5195057e4a 100644
--- a/src/jnienv.cpp
+++ b/src/jnienv.cpp
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ SetObjectArrayElement(Thread* t, jobjectArray array, jsize index,
 {
   ENTER(t, Thread::ActiveState);
 
-  set(t, *array, ArrayBody + (index * BytesPerWord), *value);
+  set(t, *array, ArrayBody + (index * BytesPerWord), (value ? *value : 0));
 }
 
 jbooleanArray JNICALL