diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/pool/TypePool.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/pool/TypePool.java
index 43f25592dfb..805199971fa 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/pool/TypePool.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/pool/TypePool.java
@@ -8852,6 +8852,7 @@ public AnnotationVisitor visitTypeAnnotation(int rawTypeReference, TypePath type
                                     typePath,
                                     receiverTypeAnnotationTokens);
                             break;
+                        case TypeReference.CLASS_EXTENDS: // Emitted by mistake by javac for type variables in Java 9-11.
                         case TypeReference.FIELD: // Emitted by mistake by javac for records in Java 14.
                             return null;
                         default:
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java-11/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/v11/ClassExtendsTypeReference.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java-11/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/v11/ClassExtendsTypeReference.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..789837add2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java-11/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/v11/ClassExtendsTypeReference.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package net.bytebuddy.test.precompiled.v11;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+public class ClassExtendsTypeReference {
+
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER})
+    public @interface TypeAnnotation {
+        /* empty */
+    }
+
+    public Object foo() {
+        return new ArrayList<@TypeAnnotation Object>() {
+            /* empty */
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/type/AbstractTypeDescriptionTest.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/type/AbstractTypeDescriptionTest.java
index 583f284394e..6fa15f28103 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/type/AbstractTypeDescriptionTest.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/type/AbstractTypeDescriptionTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import net.bytebuddy.dynamic.loading.ClassLoadingStrategy;
 import net.bytebuddy.dynamic.loading.PackageDefinitionStrategy;
 import net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.StackSize;
+import net.bytebuddy.pool.TypePool;
 import net.bytebuddy.test.packaging.SimpleType;
 import net.bytebuddy.test.scope.EnclosingType;
 import net.bytebuddy.test.utility.JavaVersionRule;
@@ -44,8 +45,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.not;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 public abstract class AbstractTypeDescriptionTest extends AbstractTypeDescriptionGenericVariableDefiningTest {
 
@@ -915,6 +915,14 @@ public void testRecordComponentsConstructorParameter() throws Exception {
         assertThat(parameterDescription.getType().getTypeArguments().getOnly().getDeclaredAnnotations().getOnly().prepare(typeAnnotation).getValue(value).resolve(), is((Object) 84));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @JavaVersionRule.Enforce(11)
+    public void testIllegalReferenceOnTypeVariableOnOutdatedJdks() throws Exception {
+        Class<?> type = Class.forName("net.bytebuddy.test.precompiled.v11.ClassExtendsTypeReference");
+        TypeDescription description = describe(type);
+        assertThat(description.getDeclaredMethods().filter(isMethod()).getOnly().getTypeVariables().size(), is(0));
+    }
+
     private Class<?> inMethodClass() {
         class InMethod {
             /* empty */
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