--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/compiledIC_ppc.cpp	Tue Oct 08 09:39:10 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/compiledIC_ppc.cpp	Tue Oct 08 13:18:40 2019 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012, 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -178,15 +178,7 @@
   NativeMovConstReg* method_holder = nativeMovConstReg_at(stub + IC_pos_in_java_to_interp_stub);
   NativeJump*        jump          = nativeJump_at(method_holder->next_instruction_address());
 
-#ifdef ASSERT
-  // read the value once
-  volatile intptr_t data = method_holder->data();
-  volatile address destination = jump->jump_destination();
-  assert(data == 0 || data == (intptr_t)callee(),
-         "a) MT-unsafe modification of inline cache");
-  assert(destination == (address)-1 || destination == entry,
-         "b) MT-unsafe modification of inline cache");
-#endif
+  verify_mt_safe(callee, entry, method_holder, jump);
 
   // Update stub.
   method_holder->set_data((intptr_t)callee());