diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java
index 1b8cf9894465b4c8f915973d8176c014cb96d407..dcd6b6275bf4c969571e386cb7136945eb7fe1d5 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTableUI.java
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ class SynthTableUI extends BasicTableUI implements SynthUI,
             if ((b == null || b instanceof UIResource
                     || component instanceof SynthBooleanTableCellRenderer)
                     && !table.isCellSelected(row, column)) {
-                if (alternateColor != null && row % 2 == 0) {
+                if (alternateColor != null && row % 2 != 0) {
                     component.setBackground(alternateColor);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java
index 07e7265c9bf6d6bcee3b78efa4ec40e36e2b46db..0c2b6a97367f4a101bf1fa0d5c09d87d1a2bafab 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java
@@ -214,8 +214,9 @@ public class DefaultTableCellRenderer extends JLabel
                                     : table.getBackground();
             if (background == null || background instanceof javax.swing.plaf.UIResource) {
                 Color alternateColor = DefaultLookup.getColor(this, ui, "Table.alternateRowColor");
-                if (alternateColor != null && row % 2 == 0)
+                if (alternateColor != null && row % 2 != 0) {
                     background = alternateColor;
+                }
             }
             super.setForeground(unselectedForeground != null
                                     ? unselectedForeground