--- a/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.test/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/dsl/test/SpecializationGroupingTest.java	Fri Aug 30 15:55:22 2013 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.test/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/dsl/test/SpecializationGroupingTest.java	Fri Aug 30 15:55:52 2013 +0200
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.*;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.*;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.test.SpecializationGroupingTestFactory.TestElseConnectionBug1Factory;
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.test.SpecializationGroupingTestFactory.TestElseConnectionBug2Factory;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.test.SpecializationGroupingTestFactory.TestGroupingFactory;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.test.TypeSystemTest.SimpleTypes;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.test.TypeSystemTest.TestRootNode;
@@ -200,6 +201,39 @@
 
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testElseConnectionBug2() {
+        TestHelper.assertRuns(TestElseConnectionBug2Factory.getInstance(), 42, TestHelper.array(42));
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    @NodeChild
+    public abstract static class TestElseConnectionBug2 extends ValueNode {
+
+        @Specialization(order = 2, guards = "guard0")
+        public int doGuard0(int value) {
+            throw new AssertionError();
+        }
+
+        @Specialization(order = 3, guards = "guard1")
+        public int doGuard1(int value) {
+            throw new AssertionError();
+        }
+
+        @Specialization(order = 4, guards = "!guard0")
+        public int doUninitialized(int value) {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        boolean guard0(int value) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        boolean guard1(int value) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     private static class MockAssumption implements Assumption {
 
         int checked;

--- a/graal/com.oracle.truffle.dsl.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/dsl/processor/node/SpecializationGroup.java	Fri Aug 30 15:55:22 2013 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.truffle.dsl.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/dsl/processor/node/SpecializationGroup.java	Fri Aug 30 15:55:52 2013 +0200
@@ -110,17 +110,18 @@
     }
 
     private GuardData findNegatedGuardInPrevious(GuardData guard) {
-        SpecializationGroup previous = this;
-        while ((previous = previous.getPreviousGroup()) != null) {
-            List<GuardData> elseConnectedGuards = previous.getElseConnectableGuards();
+        SpecializationGroup previous = this.getPreviousGroup();
+        if (previous == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        List<GuardData> elseConnectedGuards = previous.getElseConnectableGuards();
 
-            if (previous == null || previous.getGuards().size() != elseConnectedGuards.size() + 1) {
-                return null;
-            }
-            GuardData previousGuard = previous.getGuards().get(elseConnectedGuards.size());
-            if (guard.getMethod().equals(previousGuard.getMethod()) && guard.isNegated() != previousGuard.isNegated()) {
-                return guard;
-            }
+        if (previous == null || previous.getGuards().size() != elseConnectedGuards.size() + 1) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        GuardData previousGuard = previous.getGuards().get(elseConnectedGuards.size());
+        if (guard.getMethod().equals(previousGuard.getMethod()) && guard.isNegated() != previousGuard.isNegated()) {
+            return guard;
         }
         return null;
     }