src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.java

@@ -441,11 +441,11 @@
         throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException,
                IllegalArgumentException, InvocationTargetException
     {
         if (!override) {
             Class<?> caller = Reflection.getCallerClass();
-            checkAccess(caller, clazz, null, modifiers);
+            checkAccess(caller, clazz, clazz, modifiers);
         }
         if ((clazz.getModifiers() & Modifier.ENUM) != 0)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot reflectively create enum objects");
         ConstructorAccessor ca = constructorAccessor;   // read volatile
         if (ca == null) {