--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/concurrentGCThread.cpp	Mon Feb 10 17:49:17 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/concurrentGCThread.cpp	Tue Feb 11 08:43:17 2014 -0800
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "runtime/interfaceSupport.hpp"
 #include "runtime/java.hpp"
 #include "runtime/javaCalls.hpp"
+#include "runtime/os.hpp"
 
 // CopyrightVersion 1.2
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@
     // exceptions anyway, check and abort if this fails.
     if (res == NULL || res->osthread() == NULL) {
       vm_exit_during_initialization("java.lang.OutOfMemoryError",
-                                    "unable to create new native thread");
+                                    os::native_thread_creation_failed_msg());
     }
     java_lang_Thread::set_thread(thread_oop(), res);
     java_lang_Thread::set_priority(thread_oop(), NearMaxPriority);