src/hotspot/share/prims/methodHandles.cpp

*** 295,304 ****
--- 295,306 ----
      if (m->is_static()) {
        flags |= IS_METHOD      | (JVM_REF_invokeStatic  << REFERENCE_KIND_SHIFT);
      } else if (m->is_initializer()) {
        flags |= IS_CONSTRUCTOR | (JVM_REF_invokeSpecial << REFERENCE_KIND_SHIFT);
      } else {
+       // "special" implies a direct call here, regardless of whether we are
+       // dealing with classes or interfaces
        flags |= IS_METHOD      | (JVM_REF_invokeSpecial << REFERENCE_KIND_SHIFT);
      }
      break;
  
    default:  assert(false, "bad CallInfo");  return NULL;