--- a/jdk/src/windows/classes/java/net/TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.java	Fri Oct 07 14:09:53 2011 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/windows/classes/java/net/TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.java	Mon Oct 10 10:38:35 2011 +0100
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@
      */
     protected synchronized void create(boolean stream) throws IOException {
         fd1 = new FileDescriptor();
-        super.create(stream);
+        try {
+            super.create();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            fd1 = null;
+            throw e;
+        }
     }
 
      /**