diff -r a9a142fcf1b5 -r bbc2d15aaf7a jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/event/EventClientDelegate.java
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/event/EventClientDelegate.java	Wed Sep 03 14:31:17 2008 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/event/EventClientDelegate.java	Thu Sep 04 14:46:36 2008 +0200
@@ -721,7 +721,10 @@
         SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
         if (sm != null) {
             try {
-                ObjectInstance oi = (ObjectInstance) AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                final String serverName = getMBeanServerName();
+
+                ObjectInstance oi = (ObjectInstance)
+                    AccessController.doPrivileged(
                         new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Object>() {
                     public Object run()
                     throws InstanceNotFoundException {
@@ -731,6 +734,7 @@
 
                 String classname = oi.getClassName();
                 MBeanPermission perm = new MBeanPermission(
+                        serverName,
                         classname,
                         null,
                         name,
@@ -746,6 +750,20 @@
         return true;
     }
 
+    private String getMBeanServerName() {
+        if (mbeanServerName != null) return mbeanServerName;
+        else return (mbeanServerName = getMBeanServerName(mbeanServer));
+    }
+
+    private static String getMBeanServerName(final MBeanServer server) {
+        final PrivilegedAction<String> action = new PrivilegedAction<String>() {
+            public String run() {
+                return Util.getMBeanServerSecurityName(server);
+            }
+        };
+        return AccessController.doPrivileged(action);
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------
     // private variables
     // ------------------------------------