diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Flags.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Flags.java
index 80c9d1c43a94b..8856654aed349 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Flags.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Flags.java
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public static EnumSet<Flag> asFlagSet(long flags) {
     public static final long SEALED = 1L<<62; // ClassSymbols
 
     /**
-     * Flag to indicate sealed class/interface declaration.
+     * Flag to indicate restricted method declaration.
      */
     public static final long RESTRICTED = 1L<<62; // MethodSymbols
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public static EnumSet<Flag> asFlagSet(long flags) {
     public static final long NON_SEALED = 1L<<63; // ClassSymbols
 
     /**
-     * Describe modifier flags as they migh appear in source code, i.e.,
+     * Describe modifier flags as they might appear in source code, i.e.,
      * separated by spaces and in the order suggested by JLS 8.1.1.
      */
     public static String toSource(long flags) {
diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java
index c390ad3d43124..fb0359e44641c 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public void warnDeclaredUsingPreview(DiagnosticPosition pos, Symbol sym) {
      */
     public void warnRestrictedAPI(DiagnosticPosition pos, Symbol sym) {
         if (lint.isEnabled(LintCategory.RESTRICTED))
-            log.warning(LintCategory.RESTRICTED, pos, Warnings.RestrictedMethodCall(sym.enclClass(), sym));
+            log.warning(LintCategory.RESTRICTED, pos, Warnings.RestrictedMethod(sym.enclClass(), sym));
     }
 
     /** Warn about unchecked operation.
diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/compiler.properties b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/compiler.properties
index 1063372131492..1ff2f8d931423 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/compiler.properties
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/compiler.properties
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ compiler.warn.is.preview.reflective=\
     {0} is a reflective preview API and may be removed in a future release.
 
 # 0: symbol, 1: symbol
-compiler.warn.restricted.method.call=\
+compiler.warn.restricted.method=\
     {0}.{1} is a restricted method.\n\
     (Restricted methods are unsafe and, if used incorrectly, might crash the Java runtime or corrupt memory)
 
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.java
index 94c3162ecd48a..4e3670f551c51 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.java
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.java
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@
  */
 
 import java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 class RestrictedMethods {
 
-    MemorySegment warn = MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10);
+    MemorySegment warn = MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10); // warning here
     @SuppressWarnings("restricted")
-    MemorySegment suppressed = MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10);
+    MemorySegment suppressed = MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10); // no warning here
+
+    Function<Integer, MemorySegment> warn_ref = MemorySegment.NULL::reinterpret; // warning here
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("restricted")
+    Function<Integer, MemorySegment> suppressed_ref = MemorySegment.NULL::reinterpret; // no warning here
 
     void testWarn() {
         MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10); // warning here
@@ -23,12 +29,27 @@ void testSuppressed() {
         MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10); // no warning here
     }
 
+    Function<Integer, MemorySegment> testWarnRef() {
+        return MemorySegment.NULL::reinterpret; // warning here
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("restricted")
+    Function<Integer, MemorySegment> testSuppressedRef() {
+        return MemorySegment.NULL::reinterpret; // no warning here
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("restricted")
     static class Nested {
-        MemorySegment suppressedNested = MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10);
+        MemorySegment suppressedNested = MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10); // no warning here
+
+        Function<Integer, MemorySegment> suppressedNested_ref = MemorySegment.NULL::reinterpret; // no warning here
 
         void testSuppressedNested() {
             MemorySegment.NULL.reinterpret(10); // no warning here
         }
+
+        Function<Integer, MemorySegment> testSuppressedNestedRef() {
+            return MemorySegment.NULL::reinterpret; // no warning here
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.out b/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.out
index 097dc183ee030..abf4e1ee1fb4a 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.out
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/RestrictedMethods.out
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-RestrictedMethods.java:13:44: compiler.warn.restricted.method.call: java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment, reinterpret(long)
-RestrictedMethods.java:18:27: compiler.warn.restricted.method.call: java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment, reinterpret(long)
+RestrictedMethods.java:14:44: compiler.warn.restricted.method: java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment, reinterpret(long)
+RestrictedMethods.java:18:49: compiler.warn.restricted.method: java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment, reinterpret(long)
+RestrictedMethods.java:24:27: compiler.warn.restricted.method: java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment, reinterpret(long)
+RestrictedMethods.java:33:16: compiler.warn.restricted.method: java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment, reinterpret(long)
 - compiler.err.warnings.and.werror
 - compiler.note.preview.filename: RestrictedMethods.java, DEFAULT
 - compiler.note.preview.recompile
 1 error
-2 warnings
+4 warnings
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/diags/examples.not-yet.txt b/test/langtools/tools/javac/diags/examples.not-yet.txt
index 7251c56f74ab8..7245c10aa01a3 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/javac/diags/examples.not-yet.txt
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/diags/examples.not-yet.txt
@@ -217,4 +217,4 @@ compiler.misc.illegal.signature                               # the compiler can
 compiler.err.annotation.unrecognized.attribute.name
 
 # this one is transitional (waiting for FFM API to exit preview)
-compiler.warn.restricted.method.call
+compiler.warn.restricted.method