--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/MemberEnter.java	Sat May 26 03:11:50 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/MemberEnter.java	Sun May 27 12:00:16 2018 +0530
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@
             tree.vartype.type = atype.makeVarargs();
         }
         WriteableScope enclScope = enter.enterScope(env);
-        Type vartype = tree.isImplicitlyTyped() ? Type.noType : tree.vartype.type;
+        Type vartype = tree.isImplicitlyTyped()
+                ? env.info.scope.owner.kind == MTH ? Type.noType : syms.errType
+                : tree.vartype.type;
         VarSymbol v = new VarSymbol(0, tree.name, vartype, enclScope.owner);
         v.flags_field = chk.checkFlags(tree.pos(), tree.mods.flags, v, tree);
         tree.sym = v;

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/types/VarInstanceMemberTest.java	Sun May 27 12:00:16 2018 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 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 8202178
+ * @summary Make sure that var kind != None
+ * @compile -Werror -Xlint:all VarInstanceMemberTest.java
+ * @run main VarInstanceMemberTest
+ */
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind;
+import javax.tools.DiagnosticCollector;
+import javax.tools.JavaCompiler;
+import javax.tools.JavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.SimpleJavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.ToolProvider;
+
+import com.sun.source.tree.CompilationUnitTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.VariableTree;
+import com.sun.source.util.*;
+
+public class VarInstanceMemberTest {
+
+    static class JavaSource extends SimpleJavaFileObject {
+
+        final static String sourceStub = "class Test {var v1;}";
+
+        public JavaSource() {
+            super(URI.create("myfo:/Test.java"), JavaFileObject.Kind.SOURCE);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) {
+            return sourceStub;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        check();
+
+    }
+
+    static void check() throws Exception {
+        final JavaCompiler tool = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
+        DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject> dc = new DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject>();
+        JavacTask ct = (JavacTask) tool.getTask(null, null, dc,
+                null, null, Arrays.asList(new JavaSource()));
+        CompilationUnitTree tree = ct.parse().iterator().next();
+
+        ct.analyze();
+        new TreePathScanner<Object, Object>() {
+            @Override
+            public Object visitVariable(VariableTree node, Object p) {
+                TypeKind kind = Trees.instance(ct).getElement(getCurrentPath()).asType().getKind();
+                if (kind != TypeKind.ERROR) {
+                    throw new AssertionError("Kind = " + Trees.instance(ct).getElement(getCurrentPath()).asType().getKind());
+                }
+                return super.visitVariable(node, p);
+            }
+        }.scan(tree, null);
+    }
+
+}
+