--- old/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/imageio/metadata/IIOMetadataFormatImpl.java	2015-09-18 13:05:41.221448982 -0700
+++ new/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/imageio/metadata/IIOMetadataFormatImpl.java	2015-09-18 13:05:41.117448986 -0700
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@
 
     // Standard format descriptor
 
-    private synchronized static void createStandardFormat() {
+    private static synchronized void createStandardFormat() {
         if (standardFormat == null) {
             standardFormat = new StandardMetadataFormat();
         }