--- old/src/share/vm/opto/ifnode.cpp	2015-09-29 14:27:51.319019308 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/ifnode.cpp	2015-09-29 14:27:51.151019315 +0200
@@ -1625,6 +1625,19 @@
   return this;
 }
 
+Node* IfProjNode::Ideal(PhaseGVN* phase, bool can_reshape) {
+  if (in(0)->is_top()) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  const TypeTuple* t = phase->type(in(0))->is_tuple();
+  if (never_taken(t)) {
+    // Disconnect never taken branch
+    set_req(0, phase->C->top());
+    return this;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 //-------------------------------related---------------------------------------
 // An IfProjNode's related node set consists of its input (an IfNode) including