diff --git a/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc b/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc
index 3304561..0f41d2b 100644
--- a/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc
+++ b/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@
 }
 
 static DexToDexCompilationLevel GetDexToDexCompilationlevel(
-    Thread* self, Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader, const DexFile& dex_file,
+    Thread* self, Handle<mirror::ClassLoader>& class_loader, const DexFile& dex_file,
     const DexFile::ClassDef& class_def) SHARED_LOCKS_REQUIRED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
   const char* descriptor = dex_file.GetClassDescriptor(class_def);
   ClassLinker* class_linker = Runtime::Current()->GetClassLinker();
@@ -731,11 +731,11 @@
     for (const std::pair<uint16_t, const DexFile*>& exception_type : unresolved_exception_types) {
       uint16_t exception_type_idx = exception_type.first;
       const DexFile* dex_file = exception_type.second;
-      StackHandleScope<2> hs(self);
+      StackHandleScope<3> hs(self);
       Handle<mirror::DexCache> dex_cache(hs.NewHandle(class_linker->FindDexCache(*dex_file)));
+      auto class_loader(hs.NewHandle<mirror::ClassLoader>(nullptr));
       Handle<mirror::Class> klass(hs.NewHandle(
-          class_linker->ResolveType(*dex_file, exception_type_idx, dex_cache,
-                                    NullHandle<mirror::ClassLoader>())));
+          class_linker->ResolveType(*dex_file, exception_type_idx, dex_cache, class_loader)));
       if (klass.Get() == NULL) {
         const DexFile::TypeId& type_id = dex_file->GetTypeId(exception_type_idx);
         const char* descriptor = dex_file->GetTypeDescriptor(type_id);
@@ -1541,8 +1541,7 @@
       if (resolve_fields_and_methods) {
         while (it.HasNextDirectMethod()) {
           mirror::ArtMethod* method = class_linker->ResolveMethod(dex_file, it.GetMemberIndex(),
-                                                                  dex_cache, class_loader,
-                                                                  NullHandle<mirror::ArtMethod>(),
+                                                                  dex_cache, class_loader, NULL,
                                                                   it.GetMethodInvokeType(class_def));
           if (method == NULL) {
             CHECK(soa.Self()->IsExceptionPending());
@@ -1552,8 +1551,7 @@
         }
         while (it.HasNextVirtualMethod()) {
           mirror::ArtMethod* method = class_linker->ResolveMethod(dex_file, it.GetMemberIndex(),
-                                                                  dex_cache, class_loader,
-                                                                  NullHandle<mirror::ArtMethod>(),
+                                                                  dex_cache, class_loader, NULL,
                                                                   it.GetMethodInvokeType(class_def));
           if (method == NULL) {
             CHECK(soa.Self()->IsExceptionPending());