--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	Thu Mar 13 17:36:51 2014 +0000
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java	Thu Mar 13 20:13:43 2014 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -467,11 +467,24 @@
 
     private boolean hiddenIn(ClassSymbol clazz, Types types) {
         Symbol sym = hiddenInInternal(clazz, types);
-        return sym != null && sym != this;
+        Assert.check(sym != null, "the result of hiddenInInternal() can't be null");
+        /* If we find the current symbol then there is no symbol hiding it
+         */
+        return sym != this;
     }
 
-    private Symbol hiddenInInternal(ClassSymbol c, Types types) {
-        Scope.Entry e = c.members().lookup(name);
+    /** This method looks in the supertypes graph that has the current class as the
+     * initial node, till it finds the current symbol or another symbol that hides it.
+     * If the current class has more than one supertype (extends one class and
+     * implements one or more interfaces) then null can be returned, meaning that
+     * a wrong path in the supertypes graph was selected. Null can only be returned
+     * as a temporary value, as a result of the recursive call.
+     */
+    private Symbol hiddenInInternal(ClassSymbol currentClass, Types types) {
+        if (currentClass == owner) {
+            return this;
+        }
+        Scope.Entry e = currentClass.members().lookup(name);
         while (e.scope != null) {
             if (e.sym.kind == kind &&
                     (kind != MTH ||
@@ -481,18 +494,19 @@
             }
             e = e.next();
         }
-        List<Symbol> hiddenSyms = List.nil();
-        for (Type st : types.interfaces(c.type).prepend(types.supertype(c.type))) {
+        Symbol hiddenSym = null;
+        for (Type st : types.interfaces(currentClass.type)
+                .prepend(types.supertype(currentClass.type))) {
             if (st != null && (st.hasTag(CLASS))) {
                 Symbol sym = hiddenInInternal((ClassSymbol)st.tsym, types);
-                if (sym != null) {
-                    hiddenSyms = hiddenSyms.prepend(hiddenInInternal((ClassSymbol)st.tsym, types));
+                if (sym == this) {
+                    return this;
+                } else if (sym != null) {
+                    hiddenSym = sym;
                 }
             }
         }
-        return hiddenSyms.contains(this) ?
-                this :
-                (hiddenSyms.isEmpty() ? null : hiddenSyms.head);
+        return hiddenSym;
     }
 
     /** Is this symbol inherited into a given class?

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/IncorrectInheritance/IncorrectInheritanceTest.java	Thu Mar 13 20:13:43 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8034924
+ * @summary Incorrect inheritance of inaccessible static method
+ * @library /tools/javac/lib
+ * @build ToolBox
+ * @run main IncorrectInheritanceTest
+ */
+
+public class IncorrectInheritanceTest {
+    private static final String ASrc =
+            "package pkg;\n" +
+            "\n" +
+            "public class A {\n" +
+            "    static void foo(Object o) {}\n" +
+            "    private static void bar(Object o) {}\n" +
+            "}";
+
+    private static final String BSrc =
+            "import pkg.A;\n" +
+            "class B extends A {\n" +
+            "    public void foo(Object o) {}\n" +
+            "    public void bar(Object o) {}\n" +
+            "}";
+
+    private static final String CSrc =
+            "class C extends B {\n" +
+            "    public void m(Object o) {\n" +
+            "        foo(o);\n" +
+            "        bar(o);\n" +
+            "    }\n" +
+            "}";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        new IncorrectInheritanceTest().test();
+    }
+
+    public void test() throws Exception {
+        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacParams =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .setSources(ASrc, BSrc, CSrc);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacParams);
+    }
+
+}