--- a/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotConstantReflectionProvider.java	Fri May 13 16:38:50 2016 +0200
+++ b/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotConstantReflectionProvider.java	Tue May 17 21:10:34 2016 +0200
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 package jdk.vm.ci.hotspot;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import jdk.vm.ci.common.JVMCIError;
 import jdk.vm.ci.meta.Constant;
@@ -65,13 +66,13 @@
         } else if (x instanceof HotSpotObjectConstantImpl) {
             return y instanceof HotSpotObjectConstantImpl && ((HotSpotObjectConstantImpl) x).object() == ((HotSpotObjectConstantImpl) y).object();
         } else {
-            return x.equals(y);
+            return Objects.equals(x, y);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public Integer readArrayLength(JavaConstant array) {
-        if (array.getJavaKind() != JavaKind.Object || array.isNull()) {
+        if (array == null || array.getJavaKind() != JavaKind.Object || array.isNull()) {
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -84,12 +85,12 @@
 
     @Override
     public JavaConstant readArrayElement(JavaConstant array, int index) {
-        if (array.getJavaKind() != JavaKind.Object || array.isNull()) {
+        if (array == null || array.getJavaKind() != JavaKind.Object || array.isNull()) {
             return null;
         }
         Object a = ((HotSpotObjectConstantImpl) array).object();
 
-        if (index < 0 || index >= Array.getLength(a)) {
+        if (!a.getClass().isArray() || index < 0 || index >= Array.getLength(a)) {
             return null;
         }