--- old/src/share/jaxws_classes/javax/xml/bind/DatatypeConverter.java	2013-08-20 00:51:36.532180790 +0200
+++ new/src/share/jaxws_classes/javax/xml/bind/DatatypeConverter.java	2013-08-20 00:51:36.476178311 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 final public class DatatypeConverter {
 
     // delegate to this instance of DatatypeConverter
-    private static DatatypeConverterInterface theConverter = null;
+    private static volatile DatatypeConverterInterface theConverter = null;
 
     private final static JAXBPermission SET_DATATYPE_CONVERTER_PERMISSION =
                            new JAXBPermission("setDatatypeConverter");