diff --git a/runtime/stack.cc b/runtime/stack.cc
index d7edfad..0751f64 100644
--- a/runtime/stack.cc
+++ b/runtime/stack.cc
@@ -265,7 +265,12 @@
     }
   } else {
     DCHECK(cur_shadow_frame_ != nullptr);
-    *val = cur_shadow_frame_->GetVReg(vreg);
+    if (kind == kReferenceVReg) {
+      *val = static_cast<uint32_t>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(
+          cur_shadow_frame_->GetVRegReference(vreg)));
+    } else {
+      *val = cur_shadow_frame_->GetVReg(vreg);
+    }
     return true;
   }
 }