--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/Context.java	Wed Jul 05 19:44:08 2017 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/Context.java	Fri Jun 06 16:51:53 2014 +0200
@@ -1014,6 +1014,9 @@
     }
 
     private static ScriptFunction getProgramFunction(final Class<?> script, final ScriptObject scope) {
+        if (script == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         return invokeCreateProgramFunctionHandle(getCreateProgramFunctionHandle(script), scope);
     }