--- old/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/CompilerToVM.java	2017-08-23 23:10:09.000000000 +0200
+++ new/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/CompilerToVM.java	2017-08-23 23:10:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@
      * @param resolve force resolution to a {@link ResolvedJavaType}. If true, this method will
      *            either return a {@link ResolvedJavaType} or throw an exception
      * @return the type for {@code name} or 0 if resolution failed and {@code resolve == false}
-     * @throws LinkageError if {@code resolve == true} and the resolution failed
+     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if {@code resolve == true} and the resolution failed
      */
-    native HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl lookupType(String name, Class<?> accessingClass, boolean resolve);
+    native HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl lookupType(String name, Class<?> accessingClass, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException;
 
     /**
      * Resolves the entry at index {@code cpi} in {@code constantPool} to an object.