--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.cpp	Thu Nov 30 21:24:52 2017 +0530
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/nmethod.cpp	Thu Nov 30 08:35:33 2017 -0800
@@ -438,14 +438,14 @@
                                             basic_lock_sp_offset, oop_maps);
     NOT_PRODUCT(if (nm != NULL)  native_nmethod_stats.note_native_nmethod(nm));
   }
-  // verify nmethod
-  debug_only(if (nm) nm->verify();) // might block
 
   if (nm != NULL) {
+    // verify nmethod
+    debug_only(nm->verify();) // might block
+
     nm->log_new_nmethod();
+    nm->make_in_use();
   }
-
-  nm->make_in_use();
   return nm;
 }