--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Tue Mar 05 11:51:58 2013 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Wed Mar 06 15:29:30 2013 +0000
@@ -3593,8 +3593,7 @@
             env.info.defaultSuperCallSite = null;
         }
 
-        if (sym.isStatic() && site.isInterface()) {
-            Assert.check(env.tree.hasTag(APPLY));
+        if (sym.isStatic() && site.isInterface() && env.tree.hasTag(APPLY)) {
             JCMethodInvocation app = (JCMethodInvocation)env.tree;
             if (app.meth.hasTag(SELECT) &&
                     !TreeInfo.isStaticSelector(((JCFieldAccess)app.meth).selected, names)) {

--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Pool.java	Tue Mar 05 11:51:58 2013 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Pool.java	Wed Mar 06 15:29:30 2013 +0000
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
                     expectedKind = Kinds.MTH;
                     break;
                 case ClassFile.REF_invokeStatic:
+                    interfaceOwner = true;
                     staticOk = true;
                 case ClassFile.REF_invokeVirtual:
                 case ClassFile.REF_invokeSpecial:

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReference66.java	Wed Mar 06 15:29:30 2013 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * 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 8009299
+ * @summary Javac crashes when compiling method reference to static interface method
+ * @run main/othervm -Xverify:none MethodReference66
+ */
+public class MethodReference66 {
+
+    static int assertionCount = 0;
+
+    static void assertTrue(boolean cond) {
+        assertionCount++;
+        if (!cond)
+            throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+
+    interface SAM {
+        void m(int i);
+    }
+
+    interface I {
+        static void f(int i) { assertTrue(i == 42); }
+    }
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SAM s = I::f;
+        s.m(42);
+        assertTrue(assertionCount == 1);
+    }
+}