diff --git a/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/util/LineNumbers.java b/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/util/LineNumbers.java
index d3120a8160..bb52eb8e3f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/util/LineNumbers.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/inject/internal/util/LineNumbers.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public LineNumbers(Class<?> type) throws IOException {
       InputStream in = null;
       try {
         in = type.getResourceAsStream("/" + type.getName().replace('.', '/') + ".class");
-      } catch (IllegalStateException ignored) {
+      } catch (IllegalStateException | NullPointerException ignored) {
         // Some classloaders throw IllegalStateException when they can't load a resource.
       }
       if (in != null) {