--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Wed Jan 22 12:22:23 2014 -0800
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Wed Jan 22 21:41:50 2014 +0000
@@ -4661,10 +4661,19 @@
 
         private void initTypeIfNeeded(JCTree that) {
             if (that.type == null) {
-                that.type = syms.unknownType;
+                if (that.hasTag(METHODDEF)) {
+                    that.type = dummyMethodType();
+                } else {
+                    that.type = syms.unknownType;
+                }
             }
         }
 
+        private Type dummyMethodType() {
+            return new MethodType(List.<Type>nil(), syms.unknownType,
+                            List.<Type>nil(), syms.methodClass);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void scan(JCTree tree) {
             if (tree == null) return;
@@ -4720,7 +4729,8 @@
         @Override
         public void visitNewClass(JCNewClass that) {
             if (that.constructor == null) {
-                that.constructor = new MethodSymbol(0, names.init, syms.unknownType, syms.noSymbol);
+                that.constructor = new MethodSymbol(0, names.init,
+                        dummyMethodType(), syms.noSymbol);
             }
             if (that.constructorType == null) {
                 that.constructorType = syms.unknownType;
@@ -4730,22 +4740,28 @@
 
         @Override
         public void visitAssignop(JCAssignOp that) {
-            if (that.operator == null)
-                that.operator = new OperatorSymbol(names.empty, syms.unknownType, -1, syms.noSymbol);
+            if (that.operator == null) {
+                that.operator = new OperatorSymbol(names.empty, dummyMethodType(),
+                        -1, syms.noSymbol);
+            }
             super.visitAssignop(that);
         }
 
         @Override
         public void visitBinary(JCBinary that) {
-            if (that.operator == null)
-                that.operator = new OperatorSymbol(names.empty, syms.unknownType, -1, syms.noSymbol);
+            if (that.operator == null) {
+                that.operator = new OperatorSymbol(names.empty, dummyMethodType(),
+                        -1, syms.noSymbol);
+            }
             super.visitBinary(that);
         }
 
         @Override
         public void visitUnary(JCUnary that) {
-            if (that.operator == null)
-                that.operator = new OperatorSymbol(names.empty, syms.unknownType, -1, syms.noSymbol);
+            if (that.operator == null) {
+                that.operator = new OperatorSymbol(names.empty, dummyMethodType(),
+                        -1, syms.noSymbol);
+            }
             super.visitUnary(that);
         }
 
@@ -4761,7 +4777,8 @@
         public void visitReference(JCMemberReference that) {
             super.visitReference(that);
             if (that.sym == null) {
-                that.sym = new MethodSymbol(0, names.empty, syms.unknownType, syms.noSymbol);
+                that.sym = new MethodSymbol(0, names.empty, dummyMethodType(),
+                        syms.noSymbol);
             }
             if (that.targets == null) {
                 that.targets = List.nil();