--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Wed Dec 21 15:40:08 2016 -0800
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Tue Jan 03 11:33:18 2017 +0000
@@ -3190,7 +3190,7 @@
             if (TreeInfo.isStaticSelector(referenceTree.expr, names)) {
                 if (argtypes.nonEmpty() &&
                         (argtypes.head.hasTag(NONE) ||
-                        types.isSubtypeUnchecked(inferenceContext.asUndetVar(argtypes.head), site))) {
+                        types.isSubtypeUnchecked(inferenceContext.asUndetVar(argtypes.head), originalSite))) {
                     return new UnboundMethodReferenceLookupHelper(referenceTree, name,
                             originalSite, argtypes, typeargtypes, maxPhase);
                 } else {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/lambda/8169091/T8169091.java	Tue Jan 03 11:33:18 2017 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8169091
+ * @summary Method reference T::methodName for generic type T does not compile any more
+ * @compile T8169091.java
+ */
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+interface T8169091 {
+    static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> Comparator<T> comparator() {
+        return (Comparator<T> & Serializable)T::compareTo;
+    }
+}