Clojure AOT compilation and imports

bar.clj

(import [java.io InputStream])

baz.clj

(ns baz
  (:require foo)
  (:gen-class))

(defn -main []
  (foo/print-it))

foo.clj

(ns foo
  "Comment out the :load line and uncomment the :import line and no NPE is thrown."
  (:load "bar")
  #_(:import [java.io InputStream]))

(defn print-it []
  (println InputStream))

test.sh

CLOJURE=~/.m2/repository/org/clojure/clojure/1.8.0/clojure-1.8.0.jar
java -cp "$CLOJURE":. clojure.main -m baz
# => java.io.InputStream

rm -rf classes/ && mkdir classes
java -cp "$CLOJURE":classes:. clojure.main -e "(compile 'baz)"
# => baz

java -cp "$CLOJURE":classes baz
# Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
# 	at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
# 	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.classForName(RT.java:2168)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.classForName(RT.java:2177)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.loadClassForName(RT.java:2196)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:443)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419)
# 	at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893)
# 	at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892)
# 	at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876)
# 	at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408)
# 	at foo$loading__5569__auto____5.invoke(foo.clj:1)
# 	at foo__init.load(Unknown Source)
# 	at foo__init.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
# 	at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
# 	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.classForName(RT.java:2168)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.classForName(RT.java:2177)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.loadClassForName(RT.java:2196)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:443)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419)
# 	at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893)
# 	at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892)
# 	at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876)
# 	at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408)
# 	at clojure.core$load_one.invokeStatic(core.clj:5697)
# 	at clojure.core$load_one.invoke(core.clj:5692)
# 	at clojure.core$load_lib$fn__5626.invoke(core.clj:5737)
# 	at clojure.core$load_lib.invokeStatic(core.clj:5736)
# 	at clojure.core$load_lib.doInvoke(core.clj:5717)
# 	at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:142)
# 	at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648)
# 	at clojure.core$load_libs.invokeStatic(core.clj:5774)
# 	at clojure.core$load_libs.doInvoke(core.clj:5758)
# 	at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137)
# 	at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648)
# 	at clojure.core$require.invokeStatic(core.clj:5796)
# 	at clojure.core$require.doInvoke(core.clj:5796)
# 	at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408)
# 	at baz$loading__5569__auto____3.invoke(baz.clj:1)
# 	at baz__init.load(Unknown Source)
# 	at baz__init.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
# 	at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
# 	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.classForName(RT.java:2168)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.classForName(RT.java:2177)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.loadClassForName(RT.java:2196)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:443)
# 	at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419)
# 	at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893)
# 	at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892)
# 	at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876)
# 	at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408)
# 	at clojure.lang.Var.invoke(Var.java:379)
# 	at clojure.lang.Util.loadWithClass(Util.java:250)
# 	at baz.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
# Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
# 	at bar__init.load(Unknown Source)
# 	at bar__init.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
# 	... 56 more