--- old/src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.cpp 2019-04-24 13:35:54.000000000 -0700 +++ new/src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.cpp 2019-04-24 13:35:54.000000000 -0700 @@ -2527,8 +2527,8 @@ assert(skip_fillInStackTrace_check, "logic error in backtrace filtering"); // skip methods of the exception class and superclasses - // This is simlar to classic VM. - if (method->name() == vmSymbols::object_initializer_name() && + // This is similar to classic VM (before HotSpot). + if (method->is_object_constructor() && throwable->is_a(method->method_holder())) { continue; } else {