diff -r c78acf6c2f3e -r fcf89720ae71 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Lint.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Lint.java	Mon Dec 10 12:10:50 2012 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Lint.java	Mon Dec 10 16:21:26 2012 +0000
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.lang.model.element.Modifier;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.*;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Context;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.List;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Options;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Pair;
+
 import static com.sun.tools.javac.code.Flags.*;
 
 
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@
     private final EnumSet<LintCategory> values;
     private final EnumSet<LintCategory> suppressedValues;
 
-    private static Map<String, LintCategory> map = new HashMap<String,LintCategory>();
+    private static final Map<String, LintCategory> map =
+            new java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap<String, LintCategory>(20);
 
 
     protected Lint(Context context) {