diff -r cc682329886b -r b0610cd08440 src/share/jaxws_classes/javax/xml/bind/JAXBException.java
--- a/src/share/jaxws_classes/javax/xml/bind/JAXBException.java	Thu Sep 26 10:43:28 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/jaxws_classes/javax/xml/bind/JAXBException.java	Fri Oct 04 16:21:34 2013 +0100
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
      * Exception reference
      *
      */
-    private Throwable linkedException;
+    private volatile Throwable linkedException;
 
     static final long serialVersionUID = -5621384651494307979L;
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
      *                  indicates that the linked exception does not exist or
      *                  is unknown).
      */
-    public synchronized void setLinkedException( Throwable exception ) {
+    public void setLinkedException( Throwable exception ) {
         this.linkedException = exception;
     }