diff -r bbd116ac5ef3 -r 96392e113a0a src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Fri Sep 29 10:44:58 2017 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Tue Oct 03 16:42:04 2017 -0400
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
 
     // Setup indirection from klass->mirror
     // after any exceptions can happen during allocations.
-    k->set_java_mirror(mirror());
+    k->set_java_mirror(mirror);
 
     // Set the module field in the java_lang_Class instance.  This must be done
     // after the mirror is set.