diff --git a/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.core.aarch64.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/core/aarch64/test/AArch64ArrayAddressTest.java b/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.core.aarch64.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/core/aarch64/test/AArch64ArrayAddressTest.java
index 28b9cddca8ce..e65e13454fbc 100644
--- a/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.core.aarch64.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/core/aarch64/test/AArch64ArrayAddressTest.java
+++ b/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.core.aarch64.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/core/aarch64/test/AArch64ArrayAddressTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  */
 package org.graalvm.compiler.core.aarch64.test;
 
+import org.graalvm.compiler.api.directives.GraalDirectives;
 import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.LIRInstruction;
 import org.graalvm.compiler.lir.aarch64.AArch64ArithmeticOp.ExtendedAddShiftOp;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ public void testLoadAndStoreObject() {
     public static int useArrayInLoop(int[] arr) {
         int ret = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
-            ret += arr[i];
+            ret += GraalDirectives.opaque(arr[i]);
         }
         return ret;
     }