--- old/src/os/bsd/vm/osThread_bsd.cpp	2012-02-15 10:54:09.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/os/bsd/vm/osThread_bsd.cpp	2012-02-15 10:54:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 void OSThread::pd_initialize() {
   assert(this != NULL, "check");
-  _thread_id        = NULL;
+  _thread_id        = 0;
   _pthread_id       = NULL;
   _siginfo = NULL;
   _ucontext = NULL;