diff -r c2d95df2c54e -r 7cbd1b2c139b hotspot/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp --- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp Mon Oct 19 15:03:58 2015 +0200 +++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp Thu Oct 22 13:07:10 2015 -0400 @@ -3823,8 +3823,8 @@ caller_state->truncate_stack(args_base); assert(callee_state->stack_size() == 0, "callee stack must be empty"); - Value lock; - BlockBegin* sync_handler; + Value lock = NULL; + BlockBegin* sync_handler = NULL; // Inline the locking of the receiver if the callee is synchronized if (callee->is_synchronized()) {