--- a/hotspot/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp	Mon Jan 18 19:10:32 2016 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp	Tue Jan 19 10:02:22 2016 +0100
@@ -5667,8 +5667,6 @@
 
 size_t os::write(int fd, const void *buf, unsigned int nBytes) {
   size_t res;
-  assert(((JavaThread*)Thread::current())->thread_state() == _thread_in_native,
-         "Assumed _thread_in_native");
   RESTARTABLE((size_t) ::write(fd, buf, (size_t) nBytes), res);
   return res;
 }