--- old/src/share/classes/java/util/logging/Handler.java	2013-12-02 08:52:42.875822164 +0100
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/util/logging/Handler.java	2013-12-02 08:52:42.745824536 +0100
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@
     private volatile ErrorManager errorManager = new ErrorManager();
     private volatile String encoding;
 
-    // Package private support for security checking.  When sealed
-    // is true, we access check updates to the class.
-    boolean sealed = true;
+    // Package private support for security checking.  When isSealed
+    // returns true, we access check updates to the class.
+    boolean isSealed() {
+        return true;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Default constructor.  The resulting <tt>Handler</tt> has a log
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@
     // appropriate security privileges to update Handler
     // state and if not throw a SecurityException.
     void checkPermission() throws SecurityException {
-        if (sealed) {
+        if (isSealed()) {
             manager.checkPermission();
         }
     }