4 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/run/global-showdef.scala b/test/files/run/global-showdef.scala
index c3ace590ed..1d4891fd1f 100644
--- a/test/files/run/global-showdef.scala
+++ b/test/files/run/global-showdef.scala
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ object Bippy {
       val run = new compiler.Run()
       run.compileSources(List(src))
     }
-    output.linesIterator.toList
+    output.lines.toList
   }
   def showClass(name: String) = lines("-Yshow:typer", "-Xshow-class", name)
   def showObject(name: String) = lines("-Yshow:typer", "-Xshow-object", name)
diff --git a/test/files/run/t8233-bcode.flags b/test/files/run/t8233-bcode.flags
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c30091d3de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t8233-bcode.flags
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-Ybackend:GenBCode
diff --git a/test/files/run/t8233-bcode.scala b/test/files/run/t8233-bcode.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fae1c2b702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t8233-bcode.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+object Test {
+  def bar(s: String) = s;
+  val o: Option[Null] = None
+  def nullReference {
+    val a: Null = o.get
+    bar(a) // Was: VerifyError under GenICode
+  }
+
+  def literal {
+    val a: Null = null
+    bar(a)
+  }
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]) = {
+    try { nullReference } catch { case _: NoSuchElementException => }
+    literal
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/files/run/t8233.scala b/test/files/run/t8233.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fae1c2b702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t8233.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+object Test {
+  def bar(s: String) = s;
+  val o: Option[Null] = None
+  def nullReference {
+    val a: Null = o.get
+    bar(a) // Was: VerifyError under GenICode
+  }
+
+  def literal {
+    val a: Null = null
+    bar(a)
+  }
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]) = {
+    try { nullReference } catch { case _: NoSuchElementException => }
+    literal
+  }
+}