diff -r 0d28f82ecac6 -r dbe8aa90d4dd src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp --- 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); } }