--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Tue May 17 19:15:34 2011 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Fri May 20 12:46:20 2011 -0700
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@
         tty->cr();
       }
 #endif
+      fail = true;
       break;
     } else if (ptr->is_Proj() && ptr->in(0)->is_Initialize()) {
       ptr = ptr->in(0)->in(0);