diff --git a/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.hpp b/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.hpp
index d113dc60d8d..c5111403928 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.hpp
+++ b/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.hpp
@@ -616,15 +616,16 @@ class ValuePropagation : public TR::Optimization
      {
      TR_ALLOC(TR_Memory::ValuePropagation)
 
-     TR_NeedRuntimeTestNullRestrictedArrayCopy(TR::Node *dstArrRef, TR::Node *srcArrRef,
+     TR_NeedRuntimeTestNullRestrictedArrayCopy(TR::SymbolReference *dstArrRefSymRef, TR::SymbolReference *srcArrRefSymRef,
                                                TR::TreeTop *ptt, TR::TreeTop *ntt,
                                                TR::Block *originBlock, TR::Block *slowBlock,
                                                bool testDstArray)
-        : _dstArrayRefNode(dstArrRef),  _srcArrayRefNode(srcArrRef), _prevTT(ptt), _nextTT(ntt), _originBlock(originBlock), _slowBlock(slowBlock), _needRuntimeTestDstArray(testDstArray)
+        : _dstArrRefSymRef(dstArrRefSymRef), _srcArrRefSymRef(srcArrRefSymRef), _prevTT(ptt), _nextTT(ntt),
+          _originBlock(originBlock), _slowBlock(slowBlock), _needRuntimeTestDstArray(testDstArray)
         {}
 
-     TR::Node *_dstArrayRefNode;
-     TR::Node *_srcArrayRefNode;
+     TR::SymbolReference * _dstArrRefSymRef;
+     TR::SymbolReference * _srcArrRefSymRef;
 
      TR::TreeTop *_prevTT;
      TR::TreeTop *_nextTT;
diff --git a/compiler/optimizer/ValuePropagationCommon.cpp b/compiler/optimizer/ValuePropagationCommon.cpp
index 8e01a130807..069afcd8886 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizer/ValuePropagationCommon.cpp
+++ b/compiler/optimizer/ValuePropagationCommon.cpp
@@ -1496,6 +1496,9 @@ void OMR::ValuePropagation::transformArrayCopyCall(TR::Node *node)
          if (trace())
             traceMsg(comp(),"Creating temps for children of the original call node n%dn %p. new call node n%dn %p\n", oldCallNode->getGlobalIndex(), oldCallNode, newCallNode->getGlobalIndex(), newCallNode);
 
+         TR::SymbolReference * dstArrRefSymRef = NULL;
+         TR::SymbolReference * srcArrRefSymRef = NULL;
+
          // Create temporaries for System.arraycopy arguments and replace the children of the new call node with the temps
          for (int32_t i = 0 ; i < oldCallNode->getNumChildren(); ++i)
             {
@@ -1516,10 +1519,17 @@ void OMR::ValuePropagation::transformArrayCopyCall(TR::Node *node)
                _curTree->insertBefore(savedChildTree);
 
                if (trace())
-                  traceMsg(comp(),"Created child n%dn %p for old child n%dn %p of the original call node\n", savedChildNode->getGlobalIndex(), savedChildNode, child->getGlobalIndex(), child);
+                  traceMsg(comp(),"Created child n%dn %p #%d for old child n%dn %p of the original call node\n", savedChildNode->getGlobalIndex(), savedChildNode, newSymbolReference->getReferenceNumber(),
+                     child->getGlobalIndex(), child);
 
                // Create the child for the new call node with a load of the new sym ref
                value = TR::Node::createLoad(newCallNode, newSymbolReference);
+
+               if (child == dstObjNode)
+                  dstArrRefSymRef = newSymbolReference;
+
+               if (child == srcObjNode)
+                  srcArrRefSymRef = newSymbolReference;
                }
 
             if (trace())
@@ -1539,13 +1549,16 @@ void OMR::ValuePropagation::transformArrayCopyCall(TR::Node *node)
             nextTT = nextTT->getNextTreeTop();
 
          if (trace())
-            traceMsg(comp(), "%s: n%dn %p current block_%d slowBlock block_%d newCallTree n%dn %p srcObjNode n%dn %p dstObjNode n%dn %p prevTT n%dn %p nextTT n%dn %p\n",
-               __FUNCTION__, node->getGlobalIndex(), node, _curTree->getEnclosingBlock()->getNumber(), slowBlock->getNumber(),
-               newCallTree->getNode()->getGlobalIndex(), newCallTree->getNode(),
-               srcObjNode->getGlobalIndex(), srcObjNode, dstObjNode->getGlobalIndex(), dstObjNode,
+            {
+            traceMsg(comp(), "%s: n%dn %p current block_%d slowBlock block_%d newCallTree n%dn %p prevTT n%dn %p nextTT n%dn %p\n", __FUNCTION__, node->getGlobalIndex(), node,
+               _curTree->getEnclosingBlock()->getNumber(), slowBlock->getNumber(), newCallTree->getNode()->getGlobalIndex(), newCallTree->getNode(),
                prevTT->getNode()->getGlobalIndex(), prevTT->getNode(), nextTT->getNode()->getGlobalIndex(), nextTT->getNode());
 
-         _needRuntimeTestNullRestrictedArrayCopy.add(new (trStackMemory()) TR_NeedRuntimeTestNullRestrictedArrayCopy(dstObjNode, srcObjNode,
+            traceMsg(comp(), "%s: srcObjNode n%dn %p #%d dstObjNode n%dn %p #%d\n", __FUNCTION__, srcObjNode->getGlobalIndex(), srcObjNode, srcArrRefSymRef->getReferenceNumber(),
+               dstObjNode->getGlobalIndex(), dstObjNode, dstArrRefSymRef->getReferenceNumber());
+            }
+
+         _needRuntimeTestNullRestrictedArrayCopy.add(new (trStackMemory()) TR_NeedRuntimeTestNullRestrictedArrayCopy(dstArrRefSymRef, srcArrRefSymRef,
                                                                                                                      prevTT, nextTT,
                                                                                                                      _curTree->getEnclosingBlock(), slowBlock,
                                                                                                                      needRuntimeTestDstArray));
@@ -3833,8 +3846,10 @@ slowBlock-> n39n      BBStart <block_10> (freq 0) (cold)
 
    TR_ASSERT_FATAL(needTestSrcArray || needTestDstArray, "needTestSrcArray %d needTestDstArray %d should not both be false\n", needTestSrcArray, needTestDstArray);
 
-   TR::Node *dstArrayRefNode = nullRestrictedArrayCopy->_dstArrayRefNode;
-   TR::Node *srcArrayRefNode = nullRestrictedArrayCopy->_srcArrayRefNode;
+   TR::SymbolReference *dstArrRefSymRef = nullRestrictedArrayCopy->_dstArrRefSymRef;
+   TR::SymbolReference *srcArrRefSymRef = nullRestrictedArrayCopy->_srcArrRefSymRef;
+   TR::Node *dstArrayRefNode = TR::Node::createLoad(dstArrRefSymRef);
+   TR::Node *srcArrayRefNode = TR::Node::createLoad(srcArrRefSymRef);
 
    TR::Block *originBlock = nullRestrictedArrayCopy->_originBlock;
    TR::Block *slowBlock = nullRestrictedArrayCopy->_slowBlock;