--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Float.java	Wed Oct 07 13:53:11 2009 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Float.java	Wed Oct 07 14:04:20 2009 -0700
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
      * @see java.lang.Float#toString(float)
      */
     public String toString() {
-        return String.valueOf(value);
+        return Float.toString(value);
     }
 
     /**