--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/relocInfo_aarch64.cpp	Thu Jan 07 14:29:05 2016 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/relocInfo_aarch64.cpp	Fri Jan 08 11:39:47 2016 +0000
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
       return;
     }
   }
-  assert(addr() != x, "call instruction in an infinite loop");
   MacroAssembler::pd_patch_instruction(addr(), x);
   assert(pd_call_destination(addr()) == x, "fail in reloc");
 }