--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/Socket.java	Mon Mar 18 19:59:05 2019 +0000
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/Socket.java	Wed Mar 20 13:54:50 2019 +0000
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@
         if (isClosed())
             throw new SocketException("Socket is closed");
         if (timeout < 0)
-          throw new IllegalArgumentException("timeout can't be negative");
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException("timeout < 0");
 
         getImpl().setOption(SocketOptions.SO_TIMEOUT, timeout);
     }