--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Canonicalizer.cpp	Tue Feb 23 22:09:41 2016 +0300
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Canonicalizer.cpp	Wed Feb 24 18:43:51 2016 +0300
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@
 
   } else if ((ct = x->array()->as_Constant()) != NULL) {
     // Constant arrays have constant lengths.
-    set_constant(ct->type()->as_ArrayConstant()->value()->length());
+    ArrayConstant* cnst = ct->type()->as_ArrayConstant();
+    if (cnst != NULL) {
+      set_constant(cnst->value()->length());
+    }
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
   } else {