diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp
index c794f06e175..c77d27189a2 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ void LinkResolver::runtime_resolve_special_method(CallInfo& result, methodHandle
 
     if (check_access &&
         // a) check if ACC_SUPER flag is set for the current class
-        current_klass->is_super() &&
+        (current_klass->is_super() || !AllowNonVirtualCalls) &&
         // b) check if the method class is a superclass of the current class (superclass relation is not reflexive!)
         current_klass->is_subtype_of(method_klass()) && current_klass() != method_klass() &&
         // c) check if the method is not <init>
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
index e783883ebe0..f3a75e31d00 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -3602,7 +3602,10 @@ class CommandLineFlags {
           "Enable internal testing APIs")                                   \
                                                                             \
   product(bool, PrintGCCause, true,                                         \
-          "Include GC cause in GC logging")
+          "Include GC cause in GC logging")                                 \
+                                                                            \
+  product(bool, AllowNonVirtualCalls, false,                                \
+          "Obey the ACC_SUPER flag and allow invokenonvirtual calls")
 
 /*
  *  Macros for factoring of globals