--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Sun Aug 25 21:21:18 2013 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Fri Aug 16 13:22:32 2013 +0200
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@
       alignment = lcm(os::large_page_size(), alignment);
   }
 
+  assert(alignment >= min_alignment(), "Must be");
+
   return alignment;
 }