diff -r 4851ff2ffc10 -r 01eabcd240e9 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Tue Oct 19 15:02:48 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Fri Oct 22 14:04:33 2010 -0700
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
                 }
                 c.param.sym.flags_field = c.param.sym.flags() | DISJOINT;
             }
-            if (c.param.type.tsym.kind == Kinds.VAR) {
+            if (c.param.sym.kind == Kinds.VAR) {
                 c.param.sym.setData(ElementKind.EXCEPTION_PARAMETER);
             }
             chk.checkType(c.param.vartype.pos(),