--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Fri Nov 16 09:59:08 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Fri Nov 16 09:19:12 2012 -0500
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@
           jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
                 "\nException: %s thrown from the UncaughtExceptionHandler"
                 " in thread \"%s\"\n",
-                Klass::cast(pending_exception()->klass())->external_name(),
+                pending_exception()->klass()->external_name(),
                 get_thread_name());
           CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
         }