--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/verificationType.hpp	Thu Nov 13 11:14:01 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/verificationType.hpp	Fri Nov 14 09:47:09 2014 +0100
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
           if (is_reference() && from.is_reference()) {
             return is_reference_assignable_from(from, context,
                                                 from_field_is_protected,
-                                                CHECK_false);
+                                                THREAD);
           } else {
             return false;
           }