--- old/src/hotspot/share/classfile/verificationType.cpp	2018-10-01 15:58:40.898621599 -0400
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/classfile/verificationType.cpp	2018-10-01 15:58:40.431078938 -0400
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 VerificationType VerificationType::get_component(ClassVerifier *context, TRAPS) const {
   assert(is_array() && name()->utf8_length() >= 2, "Must be a valid array");
   Symbol* component;
-  switch (name()->byte_at(1)) {
+  switch (name()->char_at(1)) {
     case 'Z': return VerificationType(Boolean);
     case 'B': return VerificationType(Byte);
     case 'C': return VerificationType(Char);