--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/constantPool.cpp	Wed Sep 27 17:55:20 2017 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/constantPool.cpp	Wed Sep 27 20:40:33 2017 -0400
@@ -294,6 +294,28 @@
     set_resolved_references(NULL);
   }
 }
+
+void ConstantPool::resolve_class_constants(TRAPS) {
+  assert(DumpSharedSpaces, "used during dump time only");
+  // The _cache may be NULL if the _pool_holder klass fails verification
+  // at dump time due to missing dependencies.
+  if (cache() == NULL || reference_map() == NULL) {
+    return; // nothing to do
+  }
+
+  constantPoolHandle cp(THREAD, this);
+  for (int index = 1; index < length(); index++) { // Index 0 is unused
+    if (tag_at(index).is_string()) {
+      Symbol* sym = cp->unresolved_string_at(index);
+      // Look up only. Only resolve references to already interned strings.
+      oop str = StringTable::lookup(sym);
+      if (str != NULL) {
+        int cache_index = cp->cp_to_object_index(index);
+        cp->string_at_put(index, cache_index, str);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
 #endif
 
 // CDS support. Create a new resolved_references array.
@@ -722,22 +744,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-bool ConstantPool::resolve_class_constants(TRAPS) {
-  constantPoolHandle cp(THREAD, this);
-  for (int index = 1; index < length(); index++) { // Index 0 is unused
-    if (tag_at(index).is_string()) {
-      Symbol* sym = cp->unresolved_string_at(index);
-      // Look up only. Only resolve references to already interned strings.
-      oop str = StringTable::lookup(sym);
-      if (str != NULL) {
-        int cache_index = cp->cp_to_object_index(index);
-        cp->string_at_put(index, cache_index, str);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
 Symbol* ConstantPool::exception_message(const constantPoolHandle& this_cp, int which, constantTag tag, oop pending_exception) {
   // Dig out the detailed message to reuse if possible
   Symbol* message = java_lang_Throwable::detail_message(pending_exception);