--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Wed Apr 19 14:37:11 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Thu Dec 01 14:21:31 2016 -0500
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@
           assert(!is_signature_polymorphic_static(mh_invoke_id), "");
           LinkResolver::resolve_handle_call(result, link_info, THREAD);
         } else if (ref_kind == JVM_REF_invokeSpecial) {
-          LinkResolver::resolve_special_call(result,
+          LinkResolver::resolve_special_call(result, Handle(),
                         link_info, THREAD);
         } else if (ref_kind == JVM_REF_invokeVirtual) {
           LinkResolver::resolve_virtual_call(result, Handle(), defc,
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
       {
         assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "");
         if (name == vmSymbols::object_initializer_name()) {
-          LinkResolver::resolve_special_call(result, link_info, THREAD);
+          LinkResolver::resolve_special_call(result, Handle(), link_info, THREAD);
         } else {
           break;                // will throw after end of switch
         }