--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/certpath/SunCertPathBuilder.java	Fri May 12 18:21:13 2017 +0530
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/certpath/SunCertPathBuilder.java	Fri May 12 08:20:11 2017 -0700
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 
                 // add the algorithm checker
                 checkers.add(new AlgorithmChecker(builder.trustAnchor,
-                        buildParams.date(), null));
+                        buildParams.date(), buildParams.variant()));
 
                 BasicChecker basicChecker = null;
                 if (nextState.keyParamsNeeded()) {