diff -r 57ad70bcf06c -r 15936b142f86 src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciJavaClasses.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciJavaClasses.cpp	Wed Nov 13 11:27:50 2019 +0000
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciJavaClasses.cpp	Wed Nov 13 08:23:23 2019 -0500
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 static void check_resolve_method(const char* call_type, Klass* resolved_klass, Symbol* method_name, Symbol* method_signature, TRAPS) {
-  methodHandle method;
+  Method* method;
   LinkInfo link_info(resolved_klass, method_name, method_signature, NULL, LinkInfo::skip_access_check);
   if (strcmp(call_type, "call_static") == 0) {
     method = LinkResolver::resolve_static_call_or_null(link_info);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   } else {
     fatal("Unknown or unsupported call type: %s", call_type);
   }
-  if (method.is_null()) {
+  if (method == NULL) {
     fatal("Could not resolve %s.%s%s", resolved_klass->external_name(), method_name->as_C_string(), method_signature->as_C_string());
   }
 }