--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl.java	Thu Oct 24 12:18:32 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl.java	Thu Oct 24 16:58:39 2019 -0700
@@ -360,6 +360,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public boolean isBeingInitialized() {
+        return isArray() ? false : getInitState() == config().instanceKlassStateBeingInitialized;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public boolean isLinked() {
         return isArray() ? true : getInitState() >= config().instanceKlassStateLinked;
     }
@@ -379,7 +384,7 @@
     public void initialize() {
         if (!isInitialized()) {
             runtime().compilerToVm.ensureInitialized(this);
-            assert isInitialized();
+            assert isInitialized() || isBeingInitialized();
         }
     }
 
@@ -578,11 +583,6 @@
             return new AssumptionResult<>(resolvedMethod);
         }
 
-        if (resolvedMethod.canBeStaticallyBound()) {
-            // No assumptions are required.
-            return new AssumptionResult<>(resolvedMethod);
-        }
-
         ResolvedJavaMethod result = resolvedMethod.uniqueConcreteMethod(this);
         if (result != null) {
             return new AssumptionResult<>(result, new ConcreteMethod(method, this, result));