--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/CountedCompleter.java	2017-12-08 15:21:51.853571765 -0800
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/CountedCompleter.java	2017-12-08 15:21:51.673569979 -0800
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
         CountedCompleter<?> a = this, s = a;
         while (a.onExceptionalCompletion(ex, s) &&
                (a = (s = a).completer) != null && a.status >= 0 &&
-               a.recordExceptionalCompletion(ex) == EXCEPTIONAL)
+               isExceptionalStatus(a.recordExceptionalCompletion(ex)))
             ;
     }