--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/klassVtable.cpp	Thu Jul 04 17:31:03 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/klassVtable.cpp	Thu Jul 11 09:26:04 2019 -0400
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@
   Method* super_method = NULL;
   InstanceKlass *holder = NULL;
   Method* recheck_method =  NULL;
+  bool found_pkg_prvt_method = false;
   while (k != NULL) {
     // lookup through the hierarchy for a method with matching name and sign.
     super_method = InstanceKlass::cast(k)->lookup_method(name, signature);
@@ -659,6 +660,16 @@
         return false;
       // else keep looking for transitive overrides
       }
+      // If we get here then one of the super classes has a package private method
+      // that will not get overridden because it is in a different package.  But,
+      // that package private method does "override" any matching methods in super
+      // interfaces, so there will be no miranda vtable entry created.  So, set flag
+      // to TRUE for use below, in case there are no methods in super classes that
+      // this target method overrides.
+      assert(super_method->is_package_private(), "super_method must be package private");
+      assert(!superk->is_same_class_package(classloader(), classname),
+             "Must be different packages");
+      found_pkg_prvt_method = true;
     }
 
     // Start with lookup result and continue to search up, for versions supporting transitive override
@@ -669,6 +680,15 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // If found_pkg_prvt_method is set, then the ONLY matching method in the
+  // superclasses is package private in another package. That matching method will
+  // prevent a miranda vtable entry from being created. Because the target method can not
+  // override the package private method in another package, then it needs to be the root
+  // for its own vtable entry.
+  if (found_pkg_prvt_method) {
+     return true;
+  }
+
   // if the target method is public or protected it may have a matching
   // miranda method in the super, whose entry it should re-use.
   // Actually, to handle cases that javac would not generate, we need
@@ -676,7 +696,7 @@
   const InstanceKlass *sk = InstanceKlass::cast(super);
   if (sk->has_miranda_methods()) {
     if (sk->lookup_method_in_all_interfaces(name, signature, Klass::find_defaults) != NULL) {
-      return false;  // found a matching miranda; we do not need a new entry
+      return false; // found a matching miranda; we do not need a new entry
     }
   }
   return true; // found no match; we need a new entry

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/VtableTests/VTableTest.java	Thu Jul 11 09:26:04 2019 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8226798
+ * @summary Check that the vTable for class C gets set up without causing
+ *          an assertion failure.
+ * @compile pkg/A.java
+ * @run main VTableTest
+ */
+
+public class VTableTest {
+
+    interface Intf {
+        public default void m() { }
+        public default void unusedButNeededToReproduceIssue() { }
+    }
+
+    static class B extends pkg.A implements Intf {
+    }
+
+    static class C extends B {
+        public void m() { System.out.println("In C.m()"); }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        new C().m();
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/VtableTests/pkg/A.java	Thu Jul 11 09:26:04 2019 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package pkg;
+
+public class A {
+    void m() { }
+}