diff -r 61b4adb0a695 -r bf6aed23937e jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/MBeanNotificationInfo.java
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/MBeanNotificationInfo.java	Fri Jul 19 16:29:26 2013 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/MBeanNotificationInfo.java	Mon Jul 29 04:43:41 2013 -0700
@@ -210,11 +210,6 @@
         ObjectInputStream.GetField gf = ois.readFields();
         String[] t = (String[])gf.get("types", null);
 
-        if (t == null) {
-            throw new InvalidObjectException("Trying to deserialize an invalid " +
-                                             "instance of " + MBeanNotificationInfo.class +
-                                             "[types=null]");
-        }
-        types = t.length == 0 ? t : t.clone();
+        types = (t != null && t.length != 0) ? t.clone() : NO_TYPES;
     }
 }