--- old/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	2015-11-12 12:29:21.296646340 -0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	2015-11-12 12:29:21.132638135 -0800
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
   case IS_METHOD:
     {
       CallInfo result;
-      LinkInfo link_info(defc, name, type, caller, caller.not_null());
+      LinkInfo link_info(defc, name, type, caller);
       {
         assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "");
         if (ref_kind == JVM_REF_invokeStatic) {
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
   case IS_CONSTRUCTOR:
     {
       CallInfo result;
-      LinkInfo link_info(defc, name, type, caller, caller.not_null());
+      LinkInfo link_info(defc, name, type, caller);
       {
         assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "");
         if (name == vmSymbols::object_initializer_name()) {
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
       fieldDescriptor result; // find_field initializes fd if found
       {
         assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "");
-        LinkInfo link_info(defc, name, type, caller, /*check_access*/false);
+        LinkInfo link_info(defc, name, type, caller, LinkInfo::skip_access_check);
         LinkResolver::resolve_field(result, link_info, Bytecodes::_nop, false, THREAD);
         if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
           return empty;