diff --git a/runtime/throw_location.cc b/runtime/throw_location.cc
index 2a1faff..06b6e8d 100644
--- a/runtime/throw_location.cc
+++ b/runtime/throw_location.cc
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
 
 void ThrowLocation::VisitRoots(RootCallback* visitor, void* arg) {
   if (this_object_ != nullptr) {
-    this_object_ = visitor(this_object_, arg, 0, kRootVMInternal);
+    visitor(&this_object_, arg, 0, kRootVMInternal);
     DCHECK(this_object_ != nullptr);
   }
   if (method_ != nullptr) {
-    method_ = down_cast<mirror::ArtMethod*>(visitor(method_, arg, 0, kRootVMInternal));
+    visitor(reinterpret_cast<mirror::Object**>(&method_), arg, 0, kRootVMInternal);
     DCHECK(method_ != nullptr);
   }
 }