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diff --git a/runtime/gc_root.h b/runtime/gc_root.h
index bdc7d5c8e6..b67e9c29b4 100644
--- a/runtime/gc_root.h
+++ b/runtime/gc_root.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ class GcRoot {
ALWAYS_INLINE GcRoot(MirrorType* ref = nullptr) SHARED_LOCKS_REQUIRED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
private:
+ // Root visitors take pointers to root_ and place the min CompressedReference** arrays. We use a
+ // CompressedReference<mirror::Object> here since it violates strict aliasing requirements to
+ // cast CompressedReference<MirrorType>* to CompressedReference<mirror::Object>*.
mutable mirror::CompressedReference<mirror::Object> root_;
template <size_t kBufferSize> friend class BufferedRootVisitor;