diff -r 99983a4a593b -r 26d93df3905a src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Code.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Code.java	Tue Sep 25 11:52:37 2012 +0100
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Code.java	Tue Sep 25 11:53:18 2012 +0100
@@ -903,6 +903,8 @@
         if (o instanceof Double) return syms.doubleType;
         if (o instanceof ClassSymbol) return syms.classType;
         if (o instanceof Type.ArrayType) return syms.classType;
+        if (o instanceof Type.MethodType) return syms.methodTypeType;
+        if (o instanceof Pool.MethodHandle) return syms.methodHandleType;
         throw new AssertionError(o);
     }