diff --git a/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp b/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp
index 73a45c6e9d2..d3edb31959d 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ J9::TransformUtil::saveNodeToTempSlot(TR::Compilation* comp, TR::Node* node, TR:
    auto type = node->getDataType();
    auto symRef = comp->getSymRefTab()->createTemporary(comp->getMethodSymbol(), type);
    insertTreeTop->insertBefore(TR::TreeTop::create(comp, TR::Node::createWithSymRef(comp->il.opCodeForDirectStore(type), 1, 1, node, symRef)));
-   return TR::Node::createWithSymRef(comp->il.opCodeForDirectLoad(type), 0, symRef);
+   return TR::Node::createWithSymRef(node, comp->il.opCodeForDirectLoad(type), 0, symRef);
    }