--- old/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/builder/DefaultImageBuilder.java	2016-12-09 17:56:40.000000000 +0530
+++ new/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/builder/DefaultImageBuilder.java	2016-12-09 17:56:40.000000000 +0530
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
 
     private void storeFiles(Set<String> modules, Properties release) throws IOException {
         if (release != null) {
-            addModules(release, modules);
             File r = new File(root.toFile(), "release");
             try (FileOutputStream fo = new FileOutputStream(r)) {
                 release.store(fo, null);
@@ -151,19 +150,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void addModules(Properties props, Set<String> modules) throws IOException {
-        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-        int i = 0;
-        for (String m : modules) {
-            builder.append(m);
-            if (i < modules.size() - 1) {
-                builder.append(",");
-            }
-            i++;
-        }
-        props.setProperty("MODULES", quote(builder.toString()));
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void storeFiles(ResourcePool files) {
         try {
@@ -561,7 +547,7 @@
             }
             String mods = release.getProperty("MODULES");
             if (mods != null) {
-                String[] arr = mods.split(",");
+                String[] arr = mods.split(" ");
                 for (String m : arr) {
                     modules.add(m.trim());
                 }