diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/nodes_shared.h b/compiler/optimizing/nodes_shared.h
index 8bd8667..73085f8 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/nodes_shared.h
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/nodes_shared.h
@@ -117,10 +117,15 @@
 // This instruction computes an intermediate address pointing in the 'middle' of an object. The
 // result pointer cannot be handled by GC, so extra care is taken to make sure that this value is
 // never used across anything that can trigger GC.
+// The result of this instruction is not a pointer in the sense of `Primitive::kPrimNot`. So we
+// represent it by the type `Primitive::kPrimInt`.
 class HIntermediateAddress FINAL : public HExpression<2> {
  public:
   HIntermediateAddress(HInstruction* base_address, HInstruction* offset, uint32_t dex_pc)
-      : HExpression(Primitive::kPrimNot, SideEffects::DependsOnGC(), dex_pc) {
+      : HExpression(Primitive::kPrimInt, SideEffects::DependsOnGC(), dex_pc) {
+        DCHECK_EQ(Primitive::ComponentSize(Primitive::kPrimInt),
+                  Primitive::ComponentSize(Primitive::kPrimNot))
+            << "kPrimInt and kPrimNot have different sizes.";
     SetRawInputAt(0, base_address);
     SetRawInputAt(1, offset);
   }