--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/CountedCompleter.java	Tue Apr 10 11:33:29 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/CountedCompleter.java	Tue Apr 10 11:37:18 2018 -0700
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@
             PENDING = l.findVarHandle(CountedCompleter.class, "pending", int.class);
 
         } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
-            throw new Error(e);
+            throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(e);
         }
     }
 }