2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/run/t8601d.flags b/test/files/run/t8601d.flags
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1182725e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t8601d.flags
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-optimize
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/files/run/t8601d.scala b/test/files/run/t8601d.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac89963d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t8601d.scala
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+object Test {
+  def monitor(x: AnyRef): Unit = {x.synchronized(()); ()}
+  def check(x: => Any) = try { x; sys.error("failed to throw NPE") } catch { case _: NullPointerException => }
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]) {
+    check(monitor(null))
+  }
+}