diff -r 778ff2150570 -r 7e72702243a4 src/share/vm/classfile/verificationType.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/verificationType.hpp	Sun Oct 14 20:44:38 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/verificationType.hpp	Tue Oct 16 10:40:23 2018 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2018, 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
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
           if (is_reference() && from.is_reference()) {
             return is_reference_assignable_from(from, context,
                                                 from_field_is_protected,
-                                                CHECK_false);
+                                                THREAD);
           } else {
             return false;
           }