--- old/src/share/vm/opto/cfgnode.cpp	2017-07-14 16:33:37.073651974 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/cfgnode.cpp	2017-07-14 16:33:36.985651979 +0200
@@ -944,15 +944,10 @@
   const TypeInstPtr* ttip = (ttp != NULL) ? ttp->isa_instptr() : NULL;
   const TypeKlassPtr* ttkp = (ttp != NULL) ? ttp->isa_klassptr() : NULL;
   bool is_intf = false;
-  if (ttip != NULL) {
-    ciKlass* k = ttip->klass();
-    if (k->is_loaded() && k->is_interface())
-      is_intf = true;
-  }
-  if (ttkp != NULL) {
-    ciKlass* k = ttkp->klass();
-    if (k->is_loaded() && k->is_interface())
-      is_intf = true;
+  if (ttip != NULL && ttip->is_loaded() && ttip->klass()->is_interface()) {
+    is_intf = true;
+  } else if (ttkp != NULL && ttkp->is_loaded() && ttkp->klass()->is_interface()) {
+    is_intf = true;
   }
 
   // Default case: merge all inputs
@@ -1009,9 +1004,9 @@
     // be 'I' or 'j/l/O'.  Thus we'll pick 'j/l/O'.  If this then flows
     // into a Phi which "knows" it's an Interface type we'll have to
     // uplift the type.
-    if (!t->empty() && ttip && ttip->is_loaded() && ttip->klass()->is_interface()) {
+    if (!t->empty() && ttip != NULL && ttip->is_loaded() && ttip->klass()->is_interface()) {
       assert(ft == _type, ""); // Uplift to interface
-    } else if (!t->empty() && ttkp && ttkp->is_loaded() && ttkp->klass()->is_interface()) {
+    } else if (!t->empty() && ttkp != NULL && ttkp->is_loaded() && ttkp->klass()->is_interface()) {
       assert(ft == _type, ""); // Uplift to interface
     } else {
       // We also have to handle 'evil cases' of interface- vs. class-arrays