--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/runtime.cpp	Wed Oct 14 13:30:47 2015 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/runtime.cpp	Wed Oct 14 15:36:41 2015 -0700
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
   }
 
   // for AbortVMOnException flag
-  NOT_PRODUCT(Exceptions::debug_check_abort(exception));
+  Exceptions::debug_check_abort(exception);
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
   if (!(exception->is_a(SystemDictionary::Throwable_klass()))) {