diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stackMapTable.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stackMapTable.cpp
index 9f06b9fed60..2a37e4e78ed 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stackMapTable.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stackMapTable.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ StackMapFrame* StackMapReader::next(TRAPS) {
   StackMapFrame* frame = next_helper(CHECK_VERIFY_(_verifier, nullptr));
   if (frame != nullptr) {
     check_offset(frame);
+    if (frame->verifier()->has_error()) {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
     _prev_frame = frame;
   }
   return frame;