diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/GenICode.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/GenICode.scala
index 44d7a1929b04..71a5b8527189 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/GenICode.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/GenICode.scala
@@ -954,10 +954,7 @@ abstract class GenICode extends SubComponent  {
                 case _ =>
               }
               ctx1.bb.emit(cm, tree.pos)
-
-              if (sym == ctx1.method.symbol) {
-                ctx1.method.recursive = true
-              }
+              ctx1.method.updateRecursive(sym)
               generatedType =
                 if (sym.isClassConstructor) UNIT
                 else toTypeKind(sym.info.resultType);
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/Members.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/Members.scala
index b74770f051cf..00bcf603cf8a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/Members.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/icode/Members.scala
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ trait Members {
       this
     }
 
+    final def updateRecursive(called: Symbol): Unit = {
+      recursive ||= (called == symbol)
+    }
+
     def addLocal(l: Local): Local = findOrElse(locals)(_ == l) { locals ::= l ; l }
 
     def addParam(p: Local): Unit =
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ICodeReader.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ICodeReader.scala
index c304c18c4fa9..d0c540a2c6e6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ICodeReader.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ICodeReader.scala
@@ -489,23 +489,28 @@ abstract class ICodeReader extends ClassfileParser {
         case JVM.invokevirtual =>
           val m = pool.getMemberSymbol(in.nextChar, false); size += 2
           code.emit(CALL_METHOD(m, Dynamic))
+          method.updateRecursive(m)
         case JVM.invokeinterface  =>
           val m = pool.getMemberSymbol(in.nextChar, false); size += 4
           in.skip(2)
           code.emit(CALL_METHOD(m, Dynamic))
+          // invokeinterface can't be recursive
         case JVM.invokespecial   =>
           val m = pool.getMemberSymbol(in.nextChar, false); size += 2
           val style = if (m.name == nme.CONSTRUCTOR || m.isPrivate) Static(true)
                       else SuperCall(m.owner.name);
           code.emit(CALL_METHOD(m, style))
+          method.updateRecursive(m)
         case JVM.invokestatic    =>
           val m = pool.getMemberSymbol(in.nextChar, true); size += 2
           if (isBox(m))
             code.emit(BOX(toTypeKind(m.info.paramTypes.head)))
           else if (isUnbox(m))
             code.emit(UNBOX(toTypeKind(m.info.resultType)))
-          else
+          else {
             code.emit(CALL_METHOD(m, Static(false)))
+            method.updateRecursive(m)
+          }
         case JVM.invokedynamic  =>
           // TODO, this is just a place holder. A real implementation must parse the class constant entry
           debuglog("Found JVM invokedynamic instructionm, inserting place holder ICode INVOKE_DYNAMIC.")
diff --git a/test/files/pos/t8062.flags b/test/files/pos/t8062.flags
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49d036a8879c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/pos/t8062.flags
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-optimize
diff --git a/test/files/pos/t8062/A_1.scala b/test/files/pos/t8062/A_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca0411dae811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/pos/t8062/A_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package warmup
+
+object Warmup {
+  def filter[A](p: Any => Boolean): Any = filter[Any](p)
+}
diff --git a/test/files/pos/t8062/B_2.scala b/test/files/pos/t8062/B_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0a6761488a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/pos/t8062/B_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+object Test {
+  warmup.Warmup.filter[Any](x => false)
+}