--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java	Thu May 03 09:07:40 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java	Thu May 03 11:18:57 2018 -0700
@@ -300,6 +300,20 @@
         return this.queue.enqueue(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Throws {@link CloneNotSupportedException}. A {@code Reference} cannot be
+     * meaningfully cloned. Construct a new {@code Reference} instead.
+     *
+     * @returns never returns normally
+     * @throws  CloneNotSupportedException always
+     *
+     * @since 11
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
+        throw new CloneNotSupportedException();
+    }
+
     /* -- Constructors -- */
 
     Reference(T referent) {