--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Thu Nov 08 22:39:08 2012 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Fri Nov 09 09:45:00 2012 -0800
@@ -3753,8 +3753,10 @@
       }
     } else {
       // Try to load the agent from the standard dll directory
-      os::dll_build_name(buffer, sizeof(buffer), Arguments::get_dll_dir(), name);
-      library = os::dll_load(buffer, ebuf, sizeof ebuf);
+      if (os::dll_build_name(buffer, sizeof(buffer), Arguments::get_dll_dir(),
+                             name)) {
+        library = os::dll_load(buffer, ebuf, sizeof ebuf);
+      }
 #ifdef KERNEL
       // Download instrument dll
       if (library == NULL && strcmp(name, "instrument") == 0) {
@@ -3779,8 +3781,9 @@
 #endif // KERNEL
       if (library == NULL) { // Try the local directory
         char ns[1] = {0};
-        os::dll_build_name(buffer, sizeof(buffer), ns, name);
-        library = os::dll_load(buffer, ebuf, sizeof ebuf);
+        if (os::dll_build_name(buffer, sizeof(buffer), ns, name)) {
+          library = os::dll_load(buffer, ebuf, sizeof ebuf);
+        }
         if (library == NULL) {
           const char *sub_msg = " on the library path, with error: ";
           size_t len = strlen(msg) + strlen(name) + strlen(sub_msg) + strlen(ebuf) + 1;