diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Instruction.cpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Instruction.cpp
index 628091ce315738cac5d8e82ea44372d132f743f3..985cb098e6f5ed4b9f4e32075ec849a0e03b31e2 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Instruction.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Instruction.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ ciType* LoadIndexed::exact_type() const {
 
 ciType* LoadIndexed::declared_type() const {
   ciType* array_type = array()->declared_type();
-  if (array_type == NULL) {
+  if (array_type == NULL || !array_type->is_loaded()) {
     return NULL;
   }
   assert(array_type->is_array_klass(), "what else?");