--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java Tue Mar 8 21:59:04 2016 +++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java Tue Mar 8 21:59:04 2016 @@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ // base module needs to be loose Module base = Object.class.getModule(); if (base == null) - throw new InternalError(); + throw new InternalError("base module is null"); Modules.addReads(base, null); // module system initialized