diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTicket.java b/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTicket.java
index 9a208a5dfb5e40a3dfcc88215860d4044834c74c..21fd23324cd0576769e1473235905a6aac88734a 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTicket.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTicket.java
@@ -634,8 +634,9 @@ public class KerberosTicket implements Destroyable, Refreshable,
     }
 
     public String toString() {
-        if (destroyed)
-            throw new IllegalStateException("This ticket is no longer valid");
+        if (destroyed) {
+            return "Destroyed KerberosTicket";
+        }
         StringBuffer caddrBuf = new StringBuffer();
         if (clientAddresses != null) {
             for (int i = 0; i < clientAddresses.length; i++) {