diff --git a/sootup.java.bytecode/src/main/java/sootup/java/bytecode/frontend/AsmMethodSource.java b/sootup.java.bytecode/src/main/java/sootup/java/bytecode/frontend/AsmMethodSource.java
index 3c84cbaa119..f957165dd15 100644
--- a/sootup.java.bytecode/src/main/java/sootup/java/bytecode/frontend/AsmMethodSource.java
+++ b/sootup.java.bytecode/src/main/java/sootup/java/bytecode/frontend/AsmMethodSource.java
@@ -291,9 +291,14 @@ void setStmt(@Nonnull AbstractInsnNode insn, @Nonnull Stmt stmt) {
 
   @Nonnull
   Local newStackLocal() {
+    return newStackLocal(UnknownType.getInstance())
+  }
+
+  @Nonnull
+  Local newStackLocal(Type type) {
     int idx = nextLocal++;
     JavaLocal l =
-        JavaJimple.newLocal("$stack" + idx, UnknownType.getInstance(), Collections.emptyList());
+            JavaJimple.newLocal("$stack" + idx, type, Collections.emptyList());
     locals.set(idx, l);
     return l;
   }