--- old/src/hotspot/share/compiler/methodMatcher.cpp	2020-01-24 19:17:55.812532739 +0000
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/compiler/methodMatcher.cpp	2020-01-24 19:17:55.028085611 +0000
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@
     }
     if ((strchr(method_name, JVM_SIGNATURE_SPECIAL) != NULL) ||
         (strchr(method_name, JVM_SIGNATURE_ENDSPECIAL) != NULL)) {
-      if ((strncmp("<init>", method_name, 255) != 0) && (strncmp("<clinit>", method_name, 255) != 0)) {
+      if (!vmSymbols::object_initializer_name()->equals(method_name) &&
+          !vmSymbols::class_initializer_name()->equals(method_name)) {
         error_msg = "Chars '<' and '>' only allowed in <init> and <clinit>";
         return;
       }