--- old/src/share/vm/services/management.cpp	2013-11-08 10:58:18.164185355 -0500
+++ new/src/share/vm/services/management.cpp	2013-11-08 10:58:17.176129611 -0500
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@
                                                    loader,
                                                    Handle(),
                                                    true,
-                                                   CHECK);
+                                                   THREAD);
+    if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
+      vm_exit_during_initialization("Management agent initialization failure: "
+          "class sun.management.Agent not found.");
+    }
     instanceKlassHandle ik (THREAD, k);
 
     JavaValue result(T_VOID);