--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Types.java	Thu Feb 14 09:43:00 2013 -0800
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Types.java	Fri Feb 15 16:28:07 2013 +0000
@@ -356,26 +356,11 @@
             }
 
             public Type getType(Type site) {
-                if (capture(site) != site) {
-                    Type formalInterface = site.tsym.type;
-                    ListBuffer<Type> typeargs = ListBuffer.lb();
-                    List<Type> actualTypeargs = site.getTypeArguments();
-                    //simply replace the wildcards with its bound
-                    for (Type t : formalInterface.getTypeArguments()) {
-                        if (actualTypeargs.head.hasTag(WILDCARD)) {
-                            WildcardType wt = (WildcardType)actualTypeargs.head;
-                            typeargs.append(wt.type);
-                        } else {
-                            typeargs.append(actualTypeargs.head);
-                        }
-                        actualTypeargs = actualTypeargs.tail;
-                    }
-                    site = subst(formalInterface, formalInterface.getTypeArguments(), typeargs.toList());
-                    if (!chk.checkValidGenericType(site)) {
-                        //if the inferred functional interface type is not well-formed,
-                        //or if it's not a subtype of the original target, issue an error
-                        throw failure(diags.fragment("no.suitable.functional.intf.inst", site));
-                    }
+                site = removeWildcards(site);
+                if (!chk.checkValidGenericType(site)) {
+                    //if the inferred functional interface type is not well-formed,
+                    //or if it's not a subtype of the original target, issue an error
+                    throw failure(diags.fragment("no.suitable.functional.intf.inst", site));
                 }
                 return memberType(site, descSym);
             }
@@ -584,6 +569,27 @@
             return false;
         }
     }
+
+    public Type removeWildcards(Type site) {
+        if (capture(site) != site) {
+            Type formalInterface = site.tsym.type;
+            ListBuffer<Type> typeargs = ListBuffer.lb();
+            List<Type> actualTypeargs = site.getTypeArguments();
+            //simply replace the wildcards with its bound
+            for (Type t : formalInterface.getTypeArguments()) {
+                if (actualTypeargs.head.hasTag(WILDCARD)) {
+                    WildcardType wt = (WildcardType)actualTypeargs.head;
+                    typeargs.append(wt.type);
+                } else {
+                    typeargs.append(actualTypeargs.head);
+                }
+                actualTypeargs = actualTypeargs.tail;
+            }
+            return subst(formalInterface, formalInterface.getTypeArguments(), typeargs.toList());
+        } else {
+            return site;
+        }
+    }
     // </editor-fold>
 
    /**

--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java	Thu Feb 14 09:43:00 2013 -0800
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java	Fri Feb 15 16:28:07 2013 +0000
@@ -2232,10 +2232,13 @@
     void checkFunctionalInterface(JCTree tree, Type funcInterface) {
         ClassType c = new ClassType(Type.noType, List.<Type>nil(), null);
         ClassSymbol csym = new ClassSymbol(0, names.empty, c, syms.noSymbol);
-        c.interfaces_field = List.of(funcInterface);
+        c.interfaces_field = List.of(types.removeWildcards(funcInterface));
         c.supertype_field = syms.objectType;
         c.tsym = csym;
         csym.members_field = new Scope(csym);
+        Symbol descSym = types.findDescriptorSymbol(funcInterface.tsym);
+        Type descType = types.findDescriptorType(funcInterface);
+        csym.members_field.enter(new MethodSymbol(PUBLIC, descSym.name, descType, csym));
         csym.completer = null;
         checkImplementations(tree, csym, csym);
     }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/lambda/LambdaConv26.java	Fri Feb 15 16:28:07 2013 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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 8006749
+ * @summary compiler does not allow Object protected methods to be used in lambda
+ * @compile LambdaConv26.java
+ */
+public class LambdaConv26 {
+    interface I {
+        Object clone();
+    }
+
+    Object m() { return null; }
+
+    void test() {
+        I i1 = ()->null;
+        I i2 = this::m;
+    }
+}