Stackoverflow during compilation, starting jdk-9+163

The following stack overflow is reported by someone compiling a big app server with jdk-9+163, doesn't happen with jdk-9+162.

[javac] The system is out of resources.

    [javac] Consult the following stack trace for details.

    [javac] java.lang.StackOverflowError

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.AttrContext.dup(AttrContext.java:141)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:1797)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodInvocation.accept(JCTree.java:1628)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr$ResultInfo.attr(Attr.java:509)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:647)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:3418)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCFieldAccess.accept(JCTree.java:2104)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr$ResultInfo.attr(Attr.java:509)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:647)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:1904)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodInvocation.accept(JCTree.java:1628)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr$ResultInfo.attr(Attr.java:509)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:647)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:3418)
:
    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCFieldAccess.accept(JCTree.java:2104)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr$ResultInfo.attr(Attr.java:509)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:647)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:1904)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodInvocation.accept(JCTree.java:1628)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr$ResultInfo.attr(Attr.java:509)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:647)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:3418)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCFieldAccess.accept(JCTree.java:2104)

    [javac] at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr$ResultInfo.attr(Attr.java:509)

log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (org.testlogic.impl.ant.TLDefaultLogger).