diff --git a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.java b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.java
index 8d4576bd40c..a62594383fc 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.java
@@ -951,6 +951,9 @@ public final class ProcessBuilder
      * {@code command} array as its argument. This may result in
      * a {@link SecurityException} being thrown.
      *
+     * <p>If the operating system does not support the creation of
+     * processes, an {@link UnsupportedOperationException} will be thrown.
+     *
      * <p>Starting an operating system process is highly system-dependent.
      * Among the many things that can go wrong are:
      * <ul>
@@ -998,6 +1001,9 @@ public final class ProcessBuilder
      *
      *         </ul>
      *
+     * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
+     *          If the operating system does not support the creation of processes.
+     *
      * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
      *
      * @see Runtime#exec(String[], String[], java.io.File)
diff --git a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Runtime.java b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Runtime.java
index 66c78537d39..98bfe2887b5 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Runtime.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Runtime.java
@@ -564,6 +564,9 @@ public class Runtime {
      * <code>cmdarray</code> as its argument. This may result in a
      * {@link SecurityException} being thrown.
      *
+     * <p>If the operating system does not support the creation of
+     * processes, an {@link UnsupportedOperationException} will be thrown.
+     *
      * <p>Starting an operating system process is highly system-dependent.
      * Among the many things that can go wrong are:
      * <ul>
@@ -597,6 +600,9 @@ public class Runtime {
      *          {@link SecurityManager#checkExec checkExec}
      *          method doesn't allow creation of the subprocess
      *
+     * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
+     *          If the operating system does not support the creation of processes.
+     *
      * @throws  IOException
      *          If an I/O error occurs
      *