diff -r e27564cd10e3 -r 08a5148e7c4e src/hotspot/share/ci/ciTypeFlow.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/ci/ciTypeFlow.cpp	Mon Sep 23 14:39:11 2019 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/ci/ciTypeFlow.cpp	Mon Sep 23 14:49:04 2019 -0400
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@
     outer()->record_failure("ldc did not link");
     return;
   }
-  if (basic_type == T_OBJECT || basic_type == T_ARRAY) {
+  if (is_reference_type(basic_type)) {
     ciObject* obj = con.as_object();
     if (obj->is_null_object()) {
       push_null();