--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp	Tue Jul 10 10:24:08 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp	Tue Jul 10 19:04:13 2018 -0700
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, dll_path);
 
     if (!set_boot_path('\\', ';')) {
-      return;
+      vm_exit_during_initialization("Failed setting boot class path.", NULL);
     }
   }