--- old/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp 2015-10-09 14:50:51.287568000 +0200 +++ new/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp 2015-10-09 14:50:51.118548000 +0200 @@ -3823,8 +3823,8 @@ caller_state->truncate_stack(args_base); assert(callee_state->stack_size() == 0, "callee stack must be empty"); - Value lock; - BlockBegin* sync_handler; + Value lock = NULL; + BlockBegin* sync_handler = NULL; // Inline the locking of the receiver if the callee is synchronized if (callee->is_synchronized()) {