--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Tue Aug 30 14:41:12 2011 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Tue Aug 30 11:53:11 2011 -0700
@@ -3776,11 +3776,10 @@
             createBufferStrategy(numBuffers, bufferCaps);
             return; // Success
         } catch (AWTException e) {
-            // Failed
-        }
-        // Code should never reach here (an unaccelerated blitting
-        // strategy should always work)
-        throw new InternalError("Could not create a buffer strategy");
+            // Code should never reach here (an unaccelerated blitting
+            // strategy should always work)
+            throw new InternalError("Could not create a buffer strategy", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**