--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicStampedReference.java 2018-04-10 11:23:49.591339998 -0700 +++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicStampedReference.java 2018-04-10 11:23:49.371340097 -0700 @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ PAIR = l.findVarHandle(AtomicStampedReference.class, "pair", Pair.class); } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) { - throw new Error(e); + throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(e); } }