diff --git a/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc b/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc
index 188b6b3..c37f516 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc
+++ b/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
                                                 IsMarkedCallback is_marked_callback, void* arg) {
   // klass can be the class of the old object if the visitor already updated the class of ref.
   DCHECK(klass->IsReferenceClass());
-  mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent();
+  mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent<kWithoutReadBarrier>();
   if (referent != nullptr) {
     mirror::Object* forward_address = is_marked_callback(referent, arg);
     // Null means that the object is not currently marked.
@@ -219,4 +219,3 @@
 
 }  // namespace gc
 }  // namespace art
-
diff --git a/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc b/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc
index d2bd9a4..caacef5 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc
+++ b/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                                           void* arg) {
   while (!IsEmpty()) {
     mirror::Reference* ref = DequeuePendingReference();
-    mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent();
+    mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent<kWithoutReadBarrier>();
     if (referent != nullptr) {
       mirror::Object* forward_address = preserve_callback(referent, arg);
       if (forward_address == nullptr) {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                                                 void* arg) {
   while (!IsEmpty()) {
     mirror::FinalizerReference* ref = DequeuePendingReference()->AsFinalizerReference();
-    mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent();
+    mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent<kWithoutReadBarrier>();
     if (referent != nullptr) {
       mirror::Object* forward_address = is_marked_callback(referent, arg);
       // If the referent isn't marked, mark it and update the
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
   ReferenceQueue cleared;
   while (!IsEmpty()) {
     mirror::Reference* ref = DequeuePendingReference();
-    mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent();
+    mirror::Object* referent = ref->GetReferent<kWithoutReadBarrier>();
     if (referent != nullptr) {
       mirror::Object* forward_address = preserve_callback(referent, arg);
       if (forward_address == nullptr) {
@@ -180,4 +180,3 @@
 
 }  // namespace gc
 }  // namespace art
-
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/reference.h b/runtime/mirror/reference.h
index cf65d20..0b6e759 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/reference.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/reference.h
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
     return OFFSET_OF_OBJECT_MEMBER(Reference, referent_);
   }
 
+  template<ReadBarrierOption kReadBarrierOption = kWithReadBarrier>
   Object* GetReferent() SHARED_LOCKS_REQUIRED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
-    return GetFieldObjectVolatile<Object>(ReferentOffset());
+    return GetFieldObjectVolatile<Object, kDefaultVerifyFlags, kReadBarrierOption>(
+        ReferentOffset());
   }
   template<bool kTransactionActive>
   void SetReferent(Object* referent) SHARED_LOCKS_REQUIRED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {