--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Wed Oct 22 02:31:25 2014 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Wed Oct 22 15:24:37 2014 -0700
@@ -2557,7 +2557,7 @@
 Array<Method*>* ClassFileParser::parse_methods(bool is_interface,
                                                AccessFlags* promoted_flags,
                                                bool* has_final_method,
-                                               bool* has_default_methods,
+                                               bool* declares_default_methods,
                                                TRAPS) {
   ClassFileStream* cfs = stream();
   cfs->guarantee_more(2, CHECK_NULL);  // length
@@ -2576,11 +2576,11 @@
       if (method->is_final()) {
         *has_final_method = true;
       }
-      if (is_interface && !(*has_default_methods)
-        && !method->is_abstract() && !method->is_static()
-        && !method->is_private()) {
-        // default method
-        *has_default_methods = true;
+      // declares_default_methods: declares concrete instance methods, any access flags
+      // used for interface initialization, and default method inheritance analysis
+      if (is_interface && !(*declares_default_methods)
+        && !method->is_abstract() && !method->is_static()) {
+        *declares_default_methods = true;
       }
       _methods->at_put(index, method());
     }
@@ -3739,6 +3739,7 @@
   JvmtiCachedClassFileData *cached_class_file = NULL;
   Handle class_loader(THREAD, loader_data->class_loader());
   bool has_default_methods = false;
+  bool declares_default_methods = false;
   ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
 
   ClassFileStream* cfs = stream();
@@ -3976,9 +3977,13 @@
     Array<Method*>* methods = parse_methods(access_flags.is_interface(),
                                             &promoted_flags,
                                             &has_final_method,
-                                            &has_default_methods,
+                                            &declares_default_methods,
                                             CHECK_(nullHandle));
 
+    if (declares_default_methods) {
+      has_default_methods = true;
+    }
+
     // Additional attributes
     ClassAnnotationCollector parsed_annotations;
     parse_classfile_attributes(&parsed_annotations, CHECK_(nullHandle));
@@ -4120,6 +4125,7 @@
     this_klass->set_minor_version(minor_version);
     this_klass->set_major_version(major_version);
     this_klass->set_has_default_methods(has_default_methods);
+    this_klass->set_declares_default_methods(declares_default_methods);
 
     if (!host_klass.is_null()) {
       assert (this_klass->is_anonymous(), "should be the same");