1.1 --- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Mon Aug 21 10:29:27 2017 +0200
     1.2 +++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Fri Aug 25 16:36:44 2017 +0200
     1.3 @@ -4105,7 +4105,7 @@
     1.4                  switch (env.tree.getTag()) {
     1.5                      case VARDEF:
     1.6                          JCVariableDecl vdecl = (JCVariableDecl)env.tree;
     1.7 -                        if (vdecl.sym.owner.kind == TYP) {
     1.8 +                        if (vdecl.sym != null && vdecl.sym.owner != null && vdecl.sym.owner.kind == TYP) {
     1.9                              //field
    1.10                              return env;
    1.11                          }