diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
index 1bfd4bad45d818de6ae5033950889d992e529873..8d7d4e36d2a5121296a12432bd2f5825a575b04d 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
@@ -4338,11 +4338,15 @@ void GraphBuilder::print_stats() {
 #endif // PRODUCT
 
 void GraphBuilder::profile_call(ciMethod* callee, Value recv, ciKlass* known_holder, Values* obj_args, bool inlined) {
-  // A default method's holder is an interface
-  if (known_holder != NULL && known_holder->is_interface()) {
-    assert(known_holder->is_instance_klass() && ((ciInstanceKlass*)known_holder)->has_default_methods(), "should be default method");
-    known_holder = NULL;
+  assert(known_holder == NULL || (known_holder->is_instance_klass() &&
+                                  (!known_holder->is_interface() ||
+                                   ((ciInstanceKlass*)known_holder)->has_default_methods())), "should be default method");
+  if (known_holder != NULL) {
+    if (known_holder->exact_klass() == NULL) {
+      known_holder = compilation()->cha_exact_type(known_holder);
+    }
   }
+
   append(new ProfileCall(method(), bci(), callee, recv, known_holder, obj_args, inlined));
 }