diff -r 77f553b98e63 -r e49af4ba7755 hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Wed Apr 24 14:48:43 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Wed Apr 24 20:13:37 2013 +0200
@@ -3447,7 +3447,8 @@
 
   assert (Universe::is_fully_initialized(), "not initialized");
   if (VerifyDuringStartup) {
-    VM_Verify verify_op(false /* silent */);   // make sure we're starting with a clean slate
+    // Make sure we're starting with a clean slate.
+    VM_Verify verify_op;
     VMThread::execute(&verify_op);
   }