--- a/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Wed Oct 16 15:06:39 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Wed Oct 16 15:26:12 2013 -0400
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
 void LinkResolver::lookup_instance_method_in_klasses(methodHandle& result, KlassHandle klass, Symbol* name, Symbol* signature, TRAPS) {
   Method* result_oop = klass->uncached_lookup_method(name, signature);
   result = methodHandle(THREAD, result_oop);
-  while (!result.is_null() && result->is_static()) {
+  while (!result.is_null() && result->is_static() && result->method_holder()->super() != NULL) {
     klass = KlassHandle(THREAD, result->method_holder()->super());
     result = methodHandle(THREAD, klass->uncached_lookup_method(name, signature));
   }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/runtime/8024804/RegisterNatives.java	Wed Oct 16 15:26:12 2013 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * 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 8024804
+ * @summary registerNatives() interface resolution should receive IAE
+ * @run main RegisterNatives
+ */
+public class RegisterNatives {
+  interface I { void registerNatives(); }
+  interface J extends I {}
+  static class B implements J { public void registerNatives() { System.out.println("B"); } }
+  public static void main(String... args) {
+    System.out.println("Regression test for JDK-8024804, crash when InterfaceMethodref resolves to Object.registerNatives\n");
+    J val = new B();
+    try {
+      val.registerNatives();
+    } catch (IllegalAccessError e) {
+      System.out.println("TEST PASSES - according to current JVM spec, IAE expected\n");
+      return;
+    }
+    System.out.println("TEST FAILS - no IAE resulted\n");
+    System.exit(1);
+  }
+}