--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/rewriter.cpp	Wed Jun 29 17:01:55 2016 +0300
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/rewriter.cpp	Wed Jun 29 20:16:05 2016 -0400
@@ -419,21 +419,20 @@
             InstanceKlass* klass = method->method_holder();
             u2 bc_index = Bytes::get_Java_u2(bcp + prefix_length + 1);
             constantPoolHandle cp(method->constants());
-            Symbol* field_name = cp->name_ref_at(bc_index);
-            Symbol* field_sig = cp->signature_ref_at(bc_index);
             Symbol* ref_class_name = cp->klass_name_at(cp->klass_ref_index_at(bc_index));
 
             if (klass->name() == ref_class_name) {
+              Symbol* field_name = cp->name_ref_at(bc_index);
+              Symbol* field_sig = cp->signature_ref_at(bc_index);
+
               fieldDescriptor fd;
               klass->find_field(field_name, field_sig, &fd);
               if (fd.access_flags().is_final()) {
                 if (fd.access_flags().is_static()) {
-                  assert(c == Bytecodes::_putstatic, "must be putstatic");
                   if (!method->is_static_initializer()) {
                     fd.set_has_initialized_final_update(true);
                   }
                 } else {
-                  assert(c == Bytecodes::_putfield, "must be putfield");
                   if (!method->is_object_initializer()) {
                     fd.set_has_initialized_final_update(true);
                   }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/runtime/Final/Bad.jasm	Wed Jun 29 20:16:05 2016 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 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.
+ */
+
+/* Recoded in jasm to provoke an ICCE assigning a non-static final field with putstatic.
+class Bad {
+  public static final int i; //rewritten
+  //rewritten to: public final int i;
+  static { i = 5; } // putstatic instruction
+}
+*/
+
+super class Bad
+	version 53:0
+{
+
+// Remove 'static' keyword
+public final Field i:I;
+
+Method "<init>":"()V"
+	stack 1 locals 1
+{
+		aload_0;
+		invokespecial	Method java/lang/Object."<init>":"()V";
+		return;
+}
+
+static Method "<clinit>":"()V"
+	stack 1 locals 0
+{
+		iconst_5;
+		putstatic	Field i:"I";
+		return;
+}
+
+} // end Class Bad

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/runtime/Final/PutfieldError.java	Wed Jun 29 20:16:05 2016 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 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 PutfieldError
+ * @bug 8160551
+ * @summary Throw ICCE rather than crashing for nonstatic final field in static initializer
+ * @compile Bad.jasm
+ * @run main PutfieldError
+ */
+
+public class PutfieldError {
+  public static void main(java.lang.String[] unused) {
+    try {
+      Bad b = new Bad();
+      System.out.println("Bad.i = " + 5);
+      throw new RuntimeException("ICCE NOT thrown as expected");
+    } catch (IncompatibleClassChangeError icce) {
+      System.out.println("ICCE thrown as expected");
+    }
+  }
+}