--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/placeholders.hpp	Mon Oct 19 15:03:58 2015 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/placeholders.hpp	Thu Oct 22 13:07:10 2015 -0400
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
   }
 
   SeenThread* actionToQueue(PlaceholderTable::classloadAction action) {
-    SeenThread* queuehead;
+    SeenThread* queuehead = NULL;
     switch (action) {
       case PlaceholderTable::LOAD_INSTANCE:
          queuehead = _loadInstanceThreadQ;