diff --git a/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h b/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h
index d8f8e873a8b221e45674a624b9907c0855f42d61..67dd81cf5a3eee9f25a333f947cece11e6975617 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h
@@ -1628,9 +1628,9 @@ typedef struct {
 } jvm_version_info;
 
 #define JVM_VERSION_MAJOR(version) ((version & 0xFF000000) >> 24)
-#define JVM_VERSION_MINOR(version) ((version & 0x00FF0000) >> 16)
+#define JVM_VERSION_MINOR(version) ((version & 0x00FFFF00) >> 8)
 // Micro version is 0 in HotSpot Express VM (set in jvm.cpp).
-#define JVM_VERSION_MICRO(version) ((version & 0x0000FF00) >> 8)
+#define JVM_VERSION_MICRO(version) 0
 /* Build number is available in all HotSpot Express VM builds.
  * It is defined in make/hotspot_version file.
  */
@@ -1643,9 +1643,9 @@ typedef struct {
     // Naming convention of RE build version string: n.n.n[_uu[c]][-<identifier>]-bxx
     unsigned int jdk_version;   /* Consists of major, minor, micro (n.n.n) */
                                 /* and build number (xx) */
-    unsigned int update_version : 8;         /* Update release version (uu) */
+    unsigned int update_version : 16;        /* Update release version (uu) */
     unsigned int special_update_version : 8; /* Special update release version (c)*/
-    unsigned int reserved1 : 16;
+    unsigned int reserved1 : 8;
     unsigned int reserved2;
 
     /* The following bits represents new JDK supports that VM has dependency on.
diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/java.hpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/java.hpp
index e5bae38c1719fa3a38364332085a9fb5ac1b5e6b..6b9086793766cf2036660f443144382fba9e4c07 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/java.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/java.hpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class JDK_Version VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
   uint8_t _major;
   uint8_t _minor;
   uint8_t _micro;
-  uint8_t _update;
+  uint16_t _update;
   uint8_t _special;
   uint8_t _build;
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class JDK_Version VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
                   _pending_list_uses_discovered_field(false) {}
 
   JDK_Version(uint8_t major, uint8_t minor = 0, uint8_t micro = 0,
-              uint8_t update = 0, uint8_t special = 0, uint8_t build = 0,
+              uint16_t update = 0, uint8_t special = 0, uint8_t build = 0,
               bool thread_park_blocker = false, bool post_vm_init_hook_enabled = false,
               bool pending_list_uses_discovered_field = false) :
       _major(major), _minor(minor), _micro(micro), _update(update),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class JDK_Version VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
   uint8_t major_version() const          { return _major; }
   uint8_t minor_version() const          { return _minor; }
   uint8_t micro_version() const          { return _micro; }
-  uint8_t update_version() const         { return _update; }
+  uint16_t update_version() const        { return _update; }
   uint8_t special_update_version() const { return _special; }
   uint8_t build_number() const           { return _build; }
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp
index 51a40b6bc5fa63df323d754315b9a47dac95164b..9daea76a5e13065424d1c6ff8bc7aa0cd32c14d8 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const char *Abstract_VM_Version::vm_build_user() {
 
 unsigned int Abstract_VM_Version::jvm_version() {
   return ((Abstract_VM_Version::vm_major_version() & 0xFF) << 24) |
-         ((Abstract_VM_Version::vm_minor_version() & 0xFF) << 16) |
+         ((Abstract_VM_Version::vm_minor_version() & 0xFFFF) << 8) |
          (Abstract_VM_Version::vm_build_number() & 0xFF);
 }