diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/decoder_machO.hpp b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/decoder_machO.hpp
index 5ceda782c6e..5990a4f5f77 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/decoder_machO.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/decoder_machO.hpp
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 
 #include "utilities/decoder.hpp"
 
-// Just a placehold for now, a real implementation should derive
-// from AbstractDecoder
 class MachODecoder : public AbstractDecoder {
  public:
-  MachODecoder() { }
+  MachODecoder() {
+    _decoder_status = no_error;
+  }
   virtual ~MachODecoder() { }
   virtual bool demangle(const char* symbol, char* buf, int buflen);
   virtual bool decode(address pc, char* buf, int buflen, int* offset,