diff -r 2966dab85b3e -r 1c352af0135d src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp
--- a/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp	Tue Sep 21 06:58:44 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp	Mon Oct 04 13:11:10 2010 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -5837,7 +5837,7 @@
 
   // First, demultiplex/decode time arguments
   timespec absTime;
-  if (time < 0) { // don't wait at all
+  if (time < 0 || (isAbsolute && time == 0) ) { // don't wait at all
     return;
   }
   if (time > 0) {