--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c	Wed Aug 31 13:50:02 2016 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c	Wed Aug 31 11:53:58 2016 -0700
@@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@
 
     NULL_CHECK0(cls = FindBootStrapClass(env, "java/lang/String"));
     NULL_CHECK0(ary = (*env)->NewObjectArray(env, strc, cls, 0));
+    CHECK_EXCEPTION_RETURN_VALUE(0);
     for (i = 0; i < strc; i++) {
         jstring str = NewPlatformString(env, *strv++);
         NULL_CHECK0(str);