--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/bytecode.cpp	Thu Jul 27 15:36:15 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/bytecode.cpp	Thu Jul 27 18:06:41 2017 -0400
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 }
 
 oop Bytecode_loadconstant::resolve_constant(TRAPS) const {
-  assert(_method.not_null(), "must supply method to resolve constant");
+  assert(_method != NULL, "must supply method to resolve constant");
   int index = raw_index();
   ConstantPool* constants = _method->constants();
   if (has_cache_index()) {