src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl.java

@@ -799,12 +799,11 @@
             // Primitive type resolution is context free.
             return true;
         }
         if (elementType.getName().startsWith("Ljava/")) {
             // Classes in a java.* package can only be defined by the
-            // boot class loader. This is enforced by ClassLoader.preDefineClass()
-            assert mirror().getClassLoader() == null;
+            // boot or platform class loader.
             return true;
         }
         ClassLoader thisCl = mirror().getClassLoader();
         ClassLoader accessingClassCl = ((HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl) accessingClass).mirror().getClassLoader();
         return thisCl == accessingClassCl;