--- old/src/share/classes/sun/invoke/util/VerifyAccess.java	2014-01-27 19:25:10.000000000 +0400
+++ new/src/share/classes/sun/invoke/util/VerifyAccess.java	2014-01-27 19:25:10.000000000 +0400
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
                 isSamePackage(defc, lookupClass))
                 return true;
             if ((allowedModes & PROTECTED) != 0 &&
-                isPublicSuperClass(defc, lookupClass))
+                isSuperClass(defc, lookupClass))
                 return true;
             return false;
         case PACKAGE_ONLY:  // That is, zero.  Unmarked member is package-only access.
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@
                 lookupClass.isAssignableFrom(refc));
     }
 
-    static boolean isPublicSuperClass(Class<?> defc, Class<?> lookupClass) {
-        return isPublic(getClassModifiers(defc)) && defc.isAssignableFrom(lookupClass);
+    static boolean isSuperClass(Class<?> defc, Class<?> lookupClass) {
+        return defc.isAssignableFrom(lookupClass);
     }
 
     static int getClassModifiers(Class<?> c) {