diff -r edcf2d7e7b84 -r 190e88f7edd1 hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Wed Jun 15 10:20:03 2011 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Thu Jun 16 13:46:55 2011 -0700
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@
   // convert the external string name to an internal symbol
   TempNewSymbol name = java_lang_String::as_symbol_or_null(name_str());
   if (name == NULL)  return;  // no such name
+  if (name == vmSymbols::class_initializer_name())
+    return; // illegal name
 
   Handle polymorphic_method_type;
   bool polymorphic_signature = false;