--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/NashornException.java	Mon Nov 28 09:57:40 2016 +0100
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/NashornException.java	Mon Nov 28 21:13:52 2016 +0530
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
      * @param global the global
      * @return initialized exception
      */
-    protected NashornException initEcmaError(final ScriptObject global) {
+    NashornException initEcmaError(final ScriptObject global) {
         if (ecmaError != null) {
             return this; // initialized already!
         }