diff -r bd0d881cf1c5 -r df0a1573d5bd hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Thu Oct 04 14:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Tue Nov 06 15:09:37 2012 -0500
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
   guarantee(!method->is_abstract(), "cannot compile abstract methods");
   assert(method->method_holder()->oop_is_instance(),
          "sanity check");
-  assert(!InstanceKlass::cast(method->method_holder())->is_not_initialized(),
+  assert(!method->method_holder()->is_not_initialized(),
          "method holder must be initialized");
   assert(!method->is_method_handle_intrinsic(), "do not enqueue these guys");
 
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@
   assert(method->method_holder()->oop_is_instance(), "not an instance method");
   assert(osr_bci == InvocationEntryBci || (0 <= osr_bci && osr_bci < method->code_size()), "bci out of range");
   assert(!method->is_abstract() && (osr_bci == InvocationEntryBci || !method->is_native()), "cannot compile abstract/native methods");
-  assert(!InstanceKlass::cast(method->method_holder())->is_not_initialized(), "method holder must be initialized");
+  assert(!method->method_holder()->is_not_initialized(), "method holder must be initialized");
 
   if (!TieredCompilation) {
     comp_level = CompLevel_highest_tier;