--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/cert/CertPathValidatorException.java	Thu Nov 06 11:58:06 2008 -0500
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/cert/CertPathValidatorException.java	Thu Nov 06 12:12:39 2008 -0500
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
      * permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
      */
     public CertPathValidatorException(Throwable cause) {
-        this(null, cause);
+        this((cause == null ? null : cause.toString()), cause);
     }
 
     /**