--- old/src/hotspot/share/prims/methodHandles.cpp	2019-09-11 09:53:22.172137608 -0400
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/prims/methodHandles.cpp	2019-09-11 09:53:21.875046397 -0400
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
     if (is_subword_type(bt)) {
       bsig = vmSymbols::int_signature();
     } else {
-      assert(bt == T_OBJECT || bt == T_ARRAY, "is_basic_type_signature was false");
+      assert(is_reference_type(bt), "is_basic_type_signature was false");
       bsig = vmSymbols::object_signature();
     }
   } else {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
       if (arg_pos == keep_arg_pos) {
         buffer.write((char*) ss.raw_bytes(),
                      (int)   ss.raw_length());
-      } else if (bt == T_OBJECT || bt == T_ARRAY) {
+      } else if (is_reference_type(bt)) {
         buffer.write(OBJ_SIG, OBJ_SIG_LEN);
       } else {
         if (is_subword_type(bt))