--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Code.java	Thu Jun 26 16:39:14 2014 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Code.java	Fri Jun 27 20:32:12 2014 +0100
@@ -1953,12 +1953,12 @@
             }
         }
 
-        public void closeRange(char end) {
-            if (isLastRangeInitialized()) {
+        public void closeRange(char length) {
+            if (isLastRangeInitialized() && length > 0) {
                 Range range = lastRange();
                 if (range != null) {
                     if (range.length == Character.MAX_VALUE) {
-                        range.length = end;
+                        range.length = length;
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@
                 }
                 if (localVar.sym == aliveLocal && localVar.lastRange() != null) {
                     char length = (char)(closingCP - localVar.lastRange().start_pc);
-                    if (length > 0 && length < Character.MAX_VALUE) {
+                    if (length < Character.MAX_VALUE) {
                         localVar.closeRange(length);
                     }
                 }
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@
             lvar[adr].isLastRangeInitialized()) {
             LocalVar v = lvar[adr];
             char length = (char)(curCP() - v.lastRange().start_pc);
-            if (length > 0 && length < Character.MAX_VALUE) {
+            if (length < Character.MAX_VALUE) {
                 lvar[adr] = v.dup();
                 v.closeRange(length);
                 putVar(v);