--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/ClassWriter.java	Mon Apr 15 14:18:30 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/ClassWriter.java	Wed Apr 17 11:11:33 2013 +0100
@@ -1016,7 +1016,8 @@
 //          log.errWriter.println("enter inner " + c);//DEBUG
             enterInner(c.owner.enclClass());
             pool.put(c);
-            pool.put(c.name);
+            if (c.name != names.empty)
+                pool.put(c.name);
             if (innerClasses == null) {
                 innerClasses = new HashSet<ClassSymbol>();
                 innerClassesQueue = new ListBuffer<ClassSymbol>();

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/T8011181/EmptyUTF8ForInnerClassNameTest.java	Wed Apr 17 11:11:33 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8011181
+ * @summary javac, empty UTF8 entry generated for inner class
+ */
+
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Assert;
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.ClassFile;
+
+import static com.sun.tools.classfile.ConstantPool.CONSTANT_Utf8;
+import static com.sun.tools.classfile.ConstantPool.CONSTANT_Utf8_info;
+import static com.sun.tools.classfile.ConstantPool.CPInfo;
+
+public class EmptyUTF8ForInnerClassNameTest {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        new EmptyUTF8ForInnerClassNameTest().run();
+    }
+
+    void run() throws Exception {
+        checkClassFile(Paths.get(System.getProperty("test.classes"),
+                this.getClass().getName() + "$1.class"));
+        checkClassFile(Paths.get(System.getProperty("test.classes"),
+                this.getClass().getName() + "$EnumPlusSwitch.class"));
+    }
+
+    void checkClassFile(final Path path) throws Exception {
+        ClassFile classFile = ClassFile.read(
+                new BufferedInputStream(Files.newInputStream(path)));
+        for (CPInfo cpInfo : classFile.constant_pool.entries()) {
+            if (cpInfo.getTag() == CONSTANT_Utf8) {
+                CONSTANT_Utf8_info utf8Info = (CONSTANT_Utf8_info)cpInfo;
+                Assert.check(utf8Info.value.length() > 0,
+                        "UTF8 with length 0 found at class " + classFile.getName());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class EnumPlusSwitch {
+        enum E {E1}
+
+        public int m (E e) {
+            switch (e) {
+                case E1:
+                    return 0;
+            }
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+}