--- old/src/share/vm/prims/jni.cpp	2014-02-06 15:16:09.275937766 -0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/prims/jni.cpp	2014-02-06 15:16:09.134928033 -0800
@@ -4344,8 +4344,23 @@
 
     // Get needed field and method IDs
     directByteBufferConstructor = env->GetMethodID(directByteBufferClass, "<init>", "(JI)V");
+    if (env->ExceptionCheck()) {
+      env->ExceptionClear();
+      directBufferSupportInitializeFailed = 1;
+      return false;
+    }
     directBufferAddressField    = env->GetFieldID(bufferClass, "address", "J");
+    if (env->ExceptionCheck()) {
+      env->ExceptionClear();
+      directBufferSupportInitializeFailed = 1;
+      return false;
+    }
     bufferCapacityField         = env->GetFieldID(bufferClass, "capacity", "I");
+    if (env->ExceptionCheck()) {
+      env->ExceptionClear();
+      directBufferSupportInitializeFailed = 1;
+      return false;
+    }
 
     if ((directByteBufferConstructor == NULL) ||
         (directBufferAddressField    == NULL) ||