src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/applet/AppletPanel.java

@@ -769,11 +769,13 @@
     protected Applet createApplet(final AppletClassLoader loader) throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                                                          IllegalAccessException, IOException, InstantiationException, InterruptedException {
         String code = getCode();
 
         if (code != null) {
-            applet = (Applet)loader.loadCode(code).newInstance();
+            @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+            Object tmp = loader.loadCode(code).newInstance();
+            applet = (Applet)tmp;
         } else {
             String msg = "nocode";
             status = APPLET_ERROR;
             showAppletStatus(msg);
             showAppletLog(msg);