diff -r 210190f00665 test/java/lang/invoke/AccessControlTest.java
--- a/test/java/lang/invoke/AccessControlTest.java	Sun Dec 06 08:28:15 2015 +0000
+++ b/test/java/lang/invoke/AccessControlTest.java	Mon Dec 07 09:36:45 2015 +0100
@@ -225,17 +225,23 @@
             return s;
         }
 
+        /** Lookup helper. If the lookup class is in a loose module with PUBLIC
+         *  access, then public members of public types in all unnamed modules
+         *  can be accessed.
+         */
+        private boolean looseModule(Class<?> c1, Class<?> c2) {
+            return c1.getModule().canRead(null)
+                && (lookupModes & PUBLIC) != 0
+                && (!c2.getModule().isNamed())
+                && Modifier.isPublic(c2.getModifiers());
+        }
+
         /** Predict the success or failure of accessing this method. */
         public boolean willAccess(Method m) {
             Class<?> c1 = lookupClass();
             Class<?> c2 = m.getDeclaringClass();
 
-            // if the lookup class is in a loose module with PUBLIC access then
-            // public members of public types in all unnamed modules can be accessed
-            if (c1.getModule().canRead(null)
-                && (lookupModes & PUBLIC) != 0
-                && (!c2.getModule().isNamed())
-                && Modifier.isPublic(c2.getModifiers())
+            if (looseModule(c1, c2)
                 && Modifier.isPublic(m.getModifiers()))
                 return true;
 
@@ -271,12 +277,7 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            // if the lookup class is in a loose module with PUBLIC access then
-            // public types in all unnamed modules can be accessed
-            if (c1.getModule().canRead(null)
-                && (lookupModes & PUBLIC) != 0
-                && (!c2.getModule().isNamed())
-                && Modifier.isPublic(c2.getModifiers()))
+            if (looseModule(c1, c2))
                 return true;
 
             LookupCase lc = this.in(c2);