diff -r 2cda6d613b7a -r b1997f2f1b56 hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp	Mon Oct 27 17:24:10 2014 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp	Wed Nov 12 13:55:59 2014 +0100
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
   ss.write((const char*)name->bytes(), name->utf8_length());
   ss.write((const char*)signature->bytes(), signature->utf8_length());
   ss.print(" is abstract");
-  return SymbolTable::new_symbol(ss.base(), (int)ss.size(), CHECK_NULL);
+  return SymbolTable::new_symbol(ss.base(), (int)ss.size(), THREAD);
 }
 
 Symbol* MethodFamily::generate_conflicts_message(GrowableArray<Method*>* methods, TRAPS) const {
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
     ss.print(".");
     ss.write((const char*)name->bytes(), name->utf8_length());
   }
-  return SymbolTable::new_symbol(ss.base(), (int)ss.size(), CHECK_NULL);
+  return SymbolTable::new_symbol(ss.base(), (int)ss.size(), THREAD);
 }