--- old/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Lower.java	2011-02-16 17:26:18.000000000 -0800
+++ new/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Lower.java	2011-02-16 17:26:18.000000000 -0800
@@ -1525,20 +1525,25 @@
         List<JCCatch> catchClauses = List.<JCCatch>of(make.Catch(catchExceptionDecl, catchBlock));
         JCTry tryTree = make.Try(tryBlock, catchClauses, null);
 
-        // if (resource != null) resourceClose;
-        JCExpression nullCheck = makeBinary(JCTree.NE,
-                                            make.Ident(primaryException),
-                                            makeNull());
-        JCIf closeIfStatement = make.If(nullCheck,
+        // if (primaryException != null) {try...} else resourceClose;
+        JCIf closeIfStatement = make.If(makeNonNullCheck(make.Ident(primaryException)),
                                         tryTree,
                                         makeResourceCloseInvocation(resource));
         return make.Block(0L, List.<JCStatement>of(closeIfStatement));
     }
 
     private JCStatement makeResourceCloseInvocation(JCExpression resource) {
-        // create resource.close() method invocation
-        JCExpression resourceClose = makeCall(resource, names.close, List.<JCExpression>nil());
-        return make.Exec(resourceClose);
+        // create resource.close() method invocation protected by a null-check
+
+        JCExpression resourceClose = makeCall(resource,
+                                              names.close,
+                                              List.<JCExpression>nil());
+
+        return make.If(makeNonNullCheck(resource), make.Exec(resourceClose), null);
+    }
+
+    private JCExpression makeNonNullCheck(JCExpression expression) {
+        return makeBinary(JCTree.NE, expression, makeNull());
     }
 
     /** Construct a tree that represents the outer instance