--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualMachineError.java	2011-08-25 09:35:04.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualMachineError.java	2011-08-25 09:35:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
  * @since   JDK1.0
  */
 abstract public class VirtualMachineError extends Error {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4161983926571568670L;
+
     /**
      * Constructs a <code>VirtualMachineError</code> with no detail message.
      */