diff --git a/runtime/class_linker.cc b/runtime/class_linker.cc
index a98673d..643c183 100644
--- a/runtime/class_linker.cc
+++ b/runtime/class_linker.cc
@@ -2489,6 +2489,8 @@
       if (cause.get() != nullptr) {
         self->GetException(nullptr)->SetCause(cause.get());
       }
+      ClassReference ref(klass->GetDexCache()->GetDexFile(), klass->GetDexClassDefIndex());
+      verifier::MethodVerifier::AddRejectedClass(ref);
       klass->SetStatus(mirror::Class::kStatusError, self);
       return;
     }