diff --git a/src/compiler/codegen/arm/Thumb2/Gen.cc b/src/compiler/codegen/arm/Thumb2/Gen.cc
index d5a4efc..4319ec8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/codegen/arm/Thumb2/Gen.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/codegen/arm/Thumb2/Gen.cc
@@ -149,18 +149,12 @@
     uint32_t fieldIdx = mir->dalvikInsn.vC;
     bool fastPath = fastInstance(cUnit, fieldIdx, fieldOffset, isVolatile,
                                  false);
-    if (!fastPath) {
+    if (!fastPath || !(mir->optimizationFlags & MIR_IGNORE_NULL_CHECK)) {
         return NULL;
     }
     RegLocation rlObj = oatGetSrc(cUnit, mir, 0);
     lockLiveArgs(cUnit, mir);
     rlObj = argLoc(cUnit, rlObj);
-    // Reject if object reference is not "this"
-    if ((rlObj.location == kLocInvalid) ||
-        (inPosition(cUnit, rlObj.sRegLow) != 0)) {
-        oatResetRegPool(cUnit);
-        return NULL;
-    }
     RegLocation rlDest;
     if (longOrDouble) {
         rlDest = oatGetReturnWide(cUnit, false);
@@ -168,7 +162,6 @@
         rlDest = oatGetReturn(cUnit, false);
     }
     // Point of no return - no aborts after this
-    mir->optimizationFlags |= MIR_IGNORE_NULL_CHECK;
     genPrintLabel(cUnit, mir);
     rlObj = loadArg(cUnit, rlObj);
     genIGet(cUnit, mir, size, rlDest, rlObj, longOrDouble, isObject);
@@ -183,7 +176,7 @@
     uint32_t fieldIdx = mir->dalvikInsn.vC;
     bool fastPath = fastInstance(cUnit, fieldIdx, fieldOffset, isVolatile,
                                  false);
-    if (!fastPath) {
+    if (!fastPath || !(mir->optimizationFlags & MIR_IGNORE_NULL_CHECK)) {
         return NULL;
     }
     RegLocation rlSrc;
@@ -198,15 +191,12 @@
     }
     rlSrc = argLoc(cUnit, rlSrc);
     rlObj = argLoc(cUnit, rlObj);
-    // Reject if object reference is not "this"
-    if ((rlObj.location == kLocInvalid) ||
-        (inPosition(cUnit, rlObj.sRegLow) != 0) ||
-        (rlSrc.location == kLocInvalid)) {
+    // Reject if source is split across registers & frame
+    if (rlObj.location == kLocInvalid) {
         oatResetRegPool(cUnit);
         return NULL;
     }
     // Point of no return - no aborts after this
-    mir->optimizationFlags |= MIR_IGNORE_NULL_CHECK;
     genPrintLabel(cUnit, mir);
     rlObj = loadArg(cUnit, rlObj);
     rlSrc = loadArg(cUnit, rlSrc);
diff --git a/test/083-compiler-regressions/src/Main.java b/test/083-compiler-regressions/src/Main.java
index efd8aa9..f3e84cc 100644
--- a/test/083-compiler-regressions/src/Main.java
+++ b/test/083-compiler-regressions/src/Main.java
@@ -128,12 +128,19 @@
         foo.setBar4(0,0,0,sum);
         sum += foo.getBar5(1,2,3,4,5);
         foo.setBar5(0,0,0,0,sum);
-        if (foo.getBar0() == 39488) {
+        Foo nullFoo = null;
+        try {
+            sum += Foo.barBar(nullFoo);
+        } catch(NullPointerException npe) {
+            sum += 404;
+        }
+        foo.setBar1(sum);
+        if (foo.getBar0() == 39892) {
             System.out.println("getterSetterTest passes");
         }
         else {
             System.out.println("getterSetterTest fails: " + foo.getBar0() +
-                               " (expecting 39488)");
+                               " (expecting 39892)");
         }
     }
 
@@ -8278,6 +8285,11 @@
     private int bar = 1234;
     private long lbar = 1234;
 
+    // Looks similar to a direct method, make sure we're null checking
+    static int barBar(Foo foo) {
+        return foo.bar;
+    }
+
     public int iConst0x1234() {
         return 0x1234;
     }