--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/stress/except/except012.java	Wed Nov 21 08:16:25 2018 -0800
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/stress/except/except012.java	Wed Nov 21 09:38:27 2018 -0800
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
      * @see #run(String[], PrintStream)
      */
     public static void main(String args[]) {
-        Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(new Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler() {
+        Thread.currentThread().setUncaughtExceptionHandler(new Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler() {
             // Last try. If there is some OOME, test should end correctly
             @Override
             public void uncaughtException(Thread t, Throwable e) {