diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.cpp
index 322d34dece7..3f3abee73ab 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.cpp
@@ -1326,9 +1326,8 @@ nmethod::nmethod(
     _deopt_mh_handler_offset = 0;
     _unwind_handler_offset   = 0;
 
-    CHECKED_CAST(_oops_size, uint16_t, align_up(code_buffer->total_oop_size(), oopSize));
-    uint16_t metadata_size;
-    CHECKED_CAST(metadata_size, uint16_t, align_up(code_buffer->total_metadata_size(), wordSize));
+    _oops_size = align_up(code_buffer->total_oop_size(), oopSize);
+    int metadata_size = align_up(code_buffer->total_metadata_size(), wordSize);
     JVMCI_ONLY( _metadata_size = metadata_size; )
     assert(_mutable_data_size == _relocation_size + metadata_size,
            "wrong mutable data size: %d != %d + %d",
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.hpp
index b8407a091ec..00fc5938e9f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.hpp
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ class nmethod : public CodeBlob {
   // Number of arguments passed on the stack
   uint16_t _num_stack_arg_slots;
 
-  uint16_t _oops_size;
+  int _oops_size;
 #if INCLUDE_JVMCI
   // _metadata_size is not specific to JVMCI. In the non-JVMCI case, it can be derived as:
   // _metadata_size = mutable_data_size - relocation_size
-  uint16_t _metadata_size;
+  int _metadata_size;
 #endif
 
   // Offset in immutable data section