--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2016-04-28 09:25:24.000000000 +0200
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2016-04-28 09:25:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -916,6 +916,9 @@
          * @throws NullPointerException if any argument is null
          */
         public MethodHandle findConstructor(Class<?> refc, MethodType type) throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException {
+            if (refc.isArray()) {
+                throw new NoSuchMethodException("no constructor for array class: " + refc.getName());
+            }
             String name = "<init>";
             MemberName ctor = resolveOrFail(REF_newInvokeSpecial, refc, name, type);
             return getDirectConstructor(refc, ctor);