--- old/src/share/classes/java/io/File.java	Wed Nov 30 09:35:41 2011
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/io/File.java	Wed Nov 30 09:35:40 2011
@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@
         throws IOException
     {
         s.defaultWriteObject();
-        s.writeChar(this.separatorChar); // Add the separator character
+        s.writeChar(separatorChar); // Add the separator character
     }
 
     /**