--- a/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.service.processor/src/jdk/vm/ci/service/processor/ServiceProviderProcessor.java	Thu Nov 26 14:49:10 2015 +0100
+++ b/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.service.processor/src/jdk/vm/ci/service/processor/ServiceProviderProcessor.java	Fri Dec 04 13:47:46 2015 +0100
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.processing.AbstractProcessor;
+import javax.annotation.processing.FilerException;
 import javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment;
 import javax.annotation.processing.SupportedAnnotationTypes;
 import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;
@@ -99,10 +100,29 @@
             writer.println(interfaceName);
             writer.close();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Kind.ERROR, e.getMessage(), serviceProvider);
+            processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(isBug367599(e) ? Kind.NOTE : Kind.ERROR, e.getMessage(), serviceProvider);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determines if a given exception is (most likely) caused by <a
+     * href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=367599">Bug 367599</a>.
+     */
+    public static boolean isBug367599(Throwable t) {
+        if (t instanceof FilerException) {
+            for (StackTraceElement ste : t.getStackTrace()) {
+                if (ste.toString().contains("org.eclipse.jdt.internal.apt.pluggable.core.filer.IdeFilerImpl.create")) {
+                    // See: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=367599
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (t.getCause() != null) {
+            return isBug367599(t.getCause());
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean process(Set<? extends TypeElement> annotations, RoundEnvironment roundEnv) {
         if (roundEnv.processingOver()) {