--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl.java	Wed Nov 29 13:58:28 2017 +0100
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl.java	Fri Dec 22 18:34:36 2017 +0100
@@ -922,7 +922,10 @@
     }
 
     public ResolvedJavaMethod getClassInitializer() {
-        return compilerToVM().getClassInitializer(this);
+        if (!isArray()) {
+            return compilerToVM().getClassInitializer(this);
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override