--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/deoptimization.cpp	Wed Oct 03 03:41:57 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/deoptimization.cpp	Wed Oct 03 09:46:46 2018 -0400
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@
   Symbol*  symbol  = constant_pool->symbol_at(index);
 
   // class name?
-  if (symbol->byte_at(0) != '(') {
+  if (symbol->char_at(0) != '(') {
     Handle protection_domain (THREAD, constant_pool->pool_holder()->protection_domain());
     SystemDictionary::resolve_or_null(symbol, class_loader, protection_domain, CHECK);
     return;