--- old/src/share/vm/oops/objArrayKlass.cpp	2017-03-16 13:22:46.657169427 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/oops/objArrayKlass.cpp	2017-03-16 13:22:46.525166673 +0100
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@
   guarantee(element_klass()->is_klass(), "should be klass");
   guarantee(bottom_klass()->is_klass(), "should be klass");
   Klass* bk = bottom_klass();
-  guarantee(bk->is_instance_klass() || bk->is_typeArray_klass(),  "invalid bottom klass");
+  guarantee(bk->is_instance_klass() || bk->is_typeArray_klass() || bk->is_valueArray_klass(),
+            "invalid bottom klass");
 }
 
 void ObjArrayKlass::oop_verify_on(oop obj, outputStream* st) {