--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2019-07-25 13:11:05.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2019-07-25 13:11:05.000000000 -0700
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@
          * @throws NullPointerException if any argument is null
          */
         public MethodHandle unreflectSpecial(Method m, Class<?> specialCaller) throws IllegalAccessException {
-            checkSpecialCaller(specialCaller, null);
+            checkSpecialCaller(specialCaller, m.getDeclaringClass());
             Lookup specialLookup = this.in(specialCaller);
             MemberName method = new MemberName(m, true);
             assert(method.isMethod());