Index: vm/vmcore/src/class_support/classloader.cpp =================================================================== --- vm/vmcore/src/class_support/classloader.cpp (revision 547564) +++ vm/vmcore/src/class_support/classloader.cpp (working copy) @@ -1313,8 +1313,10 @@ strcpy(vmboot, kernel_path); strcat(vmboot, PORT_PATH_SEPARATOR_STR); - strcat(vmboot, luni_path); - m_env->JavaProperties()->destroy(luni_path); + if(luni_path != NULL) { + strcat(vmboot, luni_path); + m_env->JavaProperties()->destroy(luni_path); + } free(kernel_path); bcp_value = vmboot;