diff --git a/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp b/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp
index 8990cc3952f29b8fef4dba44bbf36af176e6a4a4..db41756d1b94740647eacb8df3ccf7268530c796 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp
@@ -4483,8 +4483,8 @@ void ClassFileParser::check_final_method_override(instanceKlassHandle this_klass
   for (int index = 0; index < num_methods; index++) {
     Method* m = methods->at(index);
 
-    // skip static and <init> methods
-    if ((!m->is_static()) &&
+    // skip private, static, and <init> methods
+    if ((!m->is_private() && !m->is_static()) &&
         (m->name() != vmSymbols::object_initializer_name())) {
 
       Symbol* name = m->name();