--- old/src/share/vm/opto/parse3.cpp	2016-05-18 10:10:01.426320700 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/parse3.cpp	2016-05-18 10:10:01.134320691 +0200
@@ -300,6 +300,24 @@
     set_wrote_fields(true);
   }
 
+  // Check if modification of a static final field is attempted outside of
+  // the class/interface initializer method.
+  if (!is_field && field->is_constant() &&
+      strcmp(method()->name()->as_quoted_ascii(), "<clinit>") != 0) {
+    C->record_failure("The current method sets a static final field but "
+                      "it is not the class or interface initializer method <clinit>.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Check if modification of a static final field is attempted outside of
+  // the instance initializer method.
+  if (is_field && field->is_final() &&
+      strcmp(method()->name()->as_quoted_ascii(), "<init>") != 0) {
+    C->record_failure("The current method sets a final field but "
+                      "it is not the instance initializer method <init>.");
+    return;
+  }
+
   // If the field is final, the rules of Java say we are in <init> or <clinit>.
   // Note the presence of writes to final non-static fields, so that we
   // can insert a memory barrier later on to keep the writes from floating