--- jsr166/src/test/tck/JSR166TestCase.java	2018/04/10 18:09:58	1.244
+++ jsr166/src/test/tck/JSR166TestCase.java	2018/07/22 21:19:14	1.245
@@ -1388,9 +1388,11 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
      */
     <T> void checkTimedGet(Future<T> f, T expectedValue, long timeoutMillis) {
         long startTime = System.nanoTime();
+        T actual = null;
         try {
-            assertEquals(expectedValue, f.get(timeoutMillis, MILLISECONDS));
+            actual = f.get(timeoutMillis, MILLISECONDS);
         } catch (Throwable fail) { threadUnexpectedException(fail); }
+        assertEquals(expectedValue, actual);
         if (millisElapsedSince(startTime) > timeoutMillis/2)
             throw new AssertionError("timed get did not return promptly");
     }