--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/DatagramSocket.java	2019-12-17 14:39:09.000000000 +0000
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/DatagramSocket.java	2019-12-17 14:39:09.000000000 +0000
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package java.net;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
 import java.nio.channels.DatagramChannel;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
@@ -498,13 +499,17 @@
      *         if a security manager has been installed and it does
      *         not permit access to the given remote address
      *
+     * @throws UncheckedIOException
+     *         May be thrown by an implementation if connect fails,
+     *         for example, if the destination address is non-routable
+     *
      * @see #disconnect
      */
     public void connect(InetAddress address, int port) {
         try {
             connectInternal(address, port);
         } catch (SocketException se) {
-            throw new Error("connect failed", se);
+            throw new UncheckedIOException("connect failed", se);
         }
     }
 
@@ -545,6 +550,14 @@
      * Disconnects the socket. If the socket is closed or not connected,
      * then this method has no effect.
      *
+     * @apiNote If this method throws an UncheckedIOException, the socket
+     * may be left in an unspecified state. It is strongly recommended that
+     * the socket be closed when disconnect fails.
+     *
+     * @throws  UncheckedIOException
+     *          May be thrown by an implementation if it fails to dissolve the
+     *          association and restore the socket to a consistent state.
+     *
      * @see #connect
      */
     public void disconnect() {
--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/DatagramSocketAdaptor.java	2019-12-17 14:39:10.000000000 +0000
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/DatagramSocketAdaptor.java	2019-12-17 14:39:09.000000000 +0000
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package sun.nio.ch;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup;
 import java.lang.invoke.VarHandle;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
         try {
             connectInternal(new InetSocketAddress(address, port));
         } catch (SocketException x) {
-            throw new Error(x);
+            throw new UncheckedIOException(x);
         }
     }
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@
         try {
             dc.disconnect();
         } catch (IOException x) {
-            throw new Error(x);
+            throw new UncheckedIOException(x);
         }
     }