--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/concurrentGCThread.cpp	2014-11-04 15:48:59.145000000 -0500
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/concurrentGCThread.cpp	2014-11-04 15:48:59.071000000 -0500
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@
 
 void SurrogateLockerThread::report_missing_slt() {
   vm_exit_during_initialization(
-    "GC before GC support fully initialized: SLT not yet created");
+    "GC before GC support fully initialized: "
+    "SLT is needed but has not yet been created.");
   ShouldNotReachHere();
 }