--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/c1_LIRAssembler_sparc.cpp	Mon Nov 27 11:41:00 2017 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/c1_LIRAssembler_sparc.cpp	Mon Nov 27 03:11:38 2017 -0800
@@ -398,8 +398,13 @@
   if (o == NULL) {
     __ set(NULL_WORD, reg);
   } else {
+#ifdef ASSERT
+    {
+      ThreadInVMfromNative tiv(JavaThread::current());
+      assert(Universe::heap()->is_in_reserved(JNIHandles::resolve(o)), "should be real oop");
+    }
+#endif
     int oop_index = __ oop_recorder()->find_index(o);
-    assert(Universe::heap()->is_in_reserved(JNIHandles::resolve(o)), "should be real oop");
     RelocationHolder rspec = oop_Relocation::spec(oop_index);
     __ set(NULL_WORD, reg, rspec); // Will be set when the nmethod is created
   }

--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfo.cpp	Mon Nov 27 11:41:00 2017 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfo.cpp	Mon Nov 27 03:11:38 2017 -0800
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "code/nmethod.hpp"
 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
+#include "runtime/interfaceSupport.hpp"
+#include "runtime/thread.hpp"
 
 // Constructors
 
@@ -209,14 +211,24 @@
 // ConstantOopWriteValue
 
 void ConstantOopWriteValue::write_on(DebugInfoWriteStream* stream) {
-  assert(JNIHandles::resolve(value()) == NULL ||
-         Universe::heap()->is_in_reserved(JNIHandles::resolve(value())),
-         "Should be in heap");
+#ifdef ASSERT
+  {
+    // cannot use ThreadInVMfromNative here since in case of JVMCI compiler,
+    // thread is already in VM state.
+    ThreadInVMfromUnknown tiv;
+    assert(JNIHandles::resolve(value()) == NULL ||
+           Universe::heap()->is_in_reserved(JNIHandles::resolve(value())),
+           "Should be in heap");
+ }
+#endif
   stream->write_int(CONSTANT_OOP_CODE);
   stream->write_handle(value());
 }
 
 void ConstantOopWriteValue::print_on(outputStream* st) const {
+  // using ThreadInVMfromUnknown here since in case of JVMCI compiler,
+  // thread is already in VM state.
+  ThreadInVMfromUnknown tiv;
   JNIHandles::resolve(value())->print_value_on(st);
 }