--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/templateInterpreterGenerator_aarch64.cpp	Tue Oct 18 18:59:01 2016 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/templateInterpreterGenerator_aarch64.cpp	Tue Oct 18 19:31:21 2016 +0000
@@ -454,8 +454,9 @@
   __ str(zr, Address(rfp, frame::interpreter_frame_last_sp_offset * wordSize));
 
 #if INCLUDE_JVMCI
-  // Check if we need to take lock at entry of synchronized method.
-  if (UseJVMCICompiler) {
+  // Check if we need to take lock at entry of synchronized method.  This can
+  // only occur on method entry so emit it only for vtos with step 0.
+  if (UseJVMCICompiler && state == vtos && step == 0) {
     Label L;
     __ ldr(rscratch1, Address(rthread, Thread::pending_exception_offset()));
     __ cbz(rscratch1, L);
@@ -464,8 +465,17 @@
     // Take lock.
     lock_method();
     __ bind(L);
+  } else {
+#ifdef ASSERT
+    if (UseJVMCICompiler) {
+      Label L;
+      __ ldr(rscratch1, Address(rthread, Thread::pending_exception_offset()));
+      __ cbz(rscratch1, L);
+      __ stop("unexpected pending monitor in deopt entry");
+      __ bind(L);
+    }
+#endif
   }
-#endif
   // handle exceptions
   {
     Label L;

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateInterpreterGenerator_sparc.cpp	Tue Oct 18 18:59:01 2016 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateInterpreterGenerator_sparc.cpp	Tue Oct 18 19:31:21 2016 +0000
@@ -384,8 +384,9 @@
   address entry = __ pc();
   __ get_constant_pool_cache(LcpoolCache); // load LcpoolCache
 #if INCLUDE_JVMCI
-  // Check if we need to take lock at entry of synchronized method.
-  if (UseJVMCICompiler) {
+  // Check if we need to take lock at entry of synchronized method.  This can
+  // only occur on method entry so emit it only for vtos with step 0.
+  if (UseJVMCICompiler && state == vtos && step == 0) {
     Label L;
     Address pending_monitor_enter_addr(G2_thread, JavaThread::pending_monitorenter_offset());
     __ ldbool(pending_monitor_enter_addr, Gtemp);  // Load if pending monitor enter
@@ -395,6 +396,17 @@
     // Take lock.
     lock_method();
     __ bind(L);
+  } else {
+#ifdef ASSERT
+    if (UseJVMCICompiler) {
+      Label L;
+      Address pending_monitor_enter_addr(G2_thread, JavaThread::pending_monitorenter_offset());
+      __ ldbool(pending_monitor_enter_addr, Gtemp);  // Load if pending monitor enter
+      __ cmp_and_br_short(Gtemp, G0, Assembler::equal, Assembler::pn, L);
+      __ stop("unexpected pending monitor in deopt entry");
+      __ bind(L);
+    }
+#endif
   }
 #endif
   { Label L;

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateInterpreterGenerator_x86.cpp	Tue Oct 18 18:59:01 2016 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateInterpreterGenerator_x86.cpp	Tue Oct 18 19:31:21 2016 +0000
@@ -254,8 +254,9 @@
   const Register thread = NOT_LP64(rcx) LP64_ONLY(r15_thread);
   NOT_LP64(__ get_thread(thread));
 #if INCLUDE_JVMCI
-  // Check if we need to take lock at entry of synchronized method.
-  if (UseJVMCICompiler) {
+  // Check if we need to take lock at entry of synchronized method.  This can
+  // only occur on method entry so emit it only for vtos with step 0.
+  if (UseJVMCICompiler && state == vtos && step == 0) {
     Label L;
     __ cmpb(Address(thread, JavaThread::pending_monitorenter_offset()), 0);
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, L);
@@ -266,6 +267,16 @@
     // Take lock.
     lock_method();
     __ bind(L);
+  } else {
+#ifdef ASSERT
+    if (UseJVMCICompiler) {
+      Label L;
+      __ cmpb(Address(r15_thread, JavaThread::pending_monitorenter_offset()), 0);
+      __ jccb(Assembler::zero, L);
+      __ stop("unexpected pending monitor in deopt entry");
+      __ bind(L);
+    }
+#endif
   }
 #endif
   // handle exceptions