--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Tue May 05 16:09:30 2015 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Fri May 08 14:00:24 2015 -0400
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@
 oop MethodHandles::init_method_MemberName(Handle mname, CallInfo& info) {
   assert(info.resolved_appendix().is_null(), "only normal methods here");
   methodHandle m = info.resolved_method();
+  assert(m.not_null(), "null method handle");
   KlassHandle m_klass = m->method_holder();
+  assert(m.not_null(), "null holder for method handle");
   int flags = (jushort)( m->access_flags().as_short() & JVM_RECOGNIZED_METHOD_MODIFIERS );
   int vmindex = Method::invalid_vtable_index;