diff --git a/src/share/classes/java/io/File.java b/src/share/classes/java/io/File.java
index 846ddc3004dd25ddb02b61433d9c86c18052d95e..ad1978a97948a0d2c4dae59bcc8b7d8ea70a01ac 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/java/io/File.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/io/File.java
@@ -183,11 +183,13 @@ public class File
      * @return true if the file path is invalid.
      */
     final boolean isInvalid() {
-        if (status == null) {
-            status = (this.path.indexOf('\u0000') < 0) ? PathStatus.CHECKED
-                                                       : PathStatus.INVALID;
+        PathStatus s = status;
+        if (s == null) {
+            s = (this.path.indexOf('\u0000') < 0) ? PathStatus.CHECKED
+                                                  : PathStatus.INVALID;
+            status = s;
         }
-        return status == PathStatus.INVALID;
+        return s == PathStatus.INVALID;
     }
 
     /**