diff -r d838a5f8b784 src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Fri Jan 11 12:27:59 2013 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Sun Jan 13 10:08:28 2013 -0800
@@ -465,14 +465,19 @@
               ref_index, CHECK_(nullHandle));
             break;
           case JVM_REF_invokeVirtual:
-          case JVM_REF_invokeStatic:
-          case JVM_REF_invokeSpecial:
           case JVM_REF_newInvokeSpecial:
             check_property(
               tag.is_method(),
               "Invalid constant pool index %u in class file %s (not a method)",
               ref_index, CHECK_(nullHandle));
             break;
+          case JVM_REF_invokeStatic:
+          case JVM_REF_invokeSpecial:
+            check_property(
+              tag.is_method() || tag.is_interface_method(),
+              "Invalid constant pool index %u in class file %s (not a method)",
+              ref_index, CHECK_(nullHandle));
+            break;
           case JVM_REF_invokeInterface:
             check_property(
               tag.is_interface_method(),