diff --git a/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11GraphicsConfig.java b/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11GraphicsConfig.java
index 9055bf0e2d67b1286df92c80077b3809c7de1a09..d1ddc22bcac7e4fc1406b6220dcfdee75c21e2ba 100644
--- a/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11GraphicsConfig.java
+++ b/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11GraphicsConfig.java
@@ -435,8 +435,12 @@ public class X11GraphicsConfig extends GraphicsConfiguration
     public VolatileImage createBackBufferImage(Component target,
                                                long backBuffer)
     {
+        // it is possible for the component to have size 0x0, adjust it to
+        // be at least 1x1 to avoid IAE
+        int w = Math.max(1, target.getWidth());
+        int h = Math.max(1, target.getHeight());
         return new SunVolatileImage(target,
-                                    target.getWidth(), target.getHeight(),
+                                    w, h,
                                     Long.valueOf(backBuffer));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/windows/classes/sun/java2d/opengl/WGLGraphicsConfig.java b/src/windows/classes/sun/java2d/opengl/WGLGraphicsConfig.java
index b0f04e337a39c1128cb18e2be190866874ab8118..c2bd2adb0d8c66274890866614145b7fb9fb085f 100644
--- a/src/windows/classes/sun/java2d/opengl/WGLGraphicsConfig.java
+++ b/src/windows/classes/sun/java2d/opengl/WGLGraphicsConfig.java
@@ -323,8 +323,12 @@ public class WGLGraphicsConfig
     @Override
     public VolatileImage createBackBuffer(WComponentPeer peer) {
         Component target = (Component)peer.getTarget();
+        // it is possible for the component to have size 0x0, adjust it to
+        // be at least 1x1 to avoid IAE
+        int w = Math.max(1, target.getWidth());
+        int h = Math.max(1, target.getHeight());
         return new SunVolatileImage(target,
-                                    target.getWidth(), target.getHeight(),
+                                    w, h,
                                     Boolean.TRUE);
     }