requesting to backport this fix review thread : http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/2d-dev/2015-April/005338.html bug : https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8078654 JDK 9 changeset : http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/client/jdk/rev/13b1ca669311 -phil.