1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/Constructors.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/Constructors.scala
index 23b15a9033..4b9585bb93 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/Constructors.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/Constructors.scala
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ abstract class Constructors extends Transform with ast.TreeDSL {
         import CODE._
         val result = mkAssign(to, Ident(from))
 
-        if (from.name != nme.OUTER) result
+        if (from.name != nme.OUTER ||
+            from.tpe.typeSymbol.isPrimitiveValueClass) result
         else localTyper.typedPos(to.pos) {
           IF (from OBJ_EQ NULL) THEN Throw(NullPointerExceptionClass.tpe) ELSE result
         }