--- old/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.cpp	2015-04-15 12:03:01.773333042 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/ci/ciObjectFactory.cpp	2015-04-15 12:03:01.630323042 -0700
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@
     for (i = vmSymbols::FIRST_SID; i < vmSymbols::SID_LIMIT; i++) {
       Symbol* vmsym = vmSymbols::symbol_at((vmSymbols::SID) i);
       ciSymbol* sym = vm_symbol_at((vmSymbols::SID) i);
-      assert(sym->get_symbol() == vmsym, "oop must match");
+      assert(sym->get_symbol()->equals(vmsym), "oop must match");
     }
-    assert(ciSymbol::void_class_signature()->get_symbol() == vmSymbols::void_class_signature(), "spot check");
+    assert(ciSymbol::void_class_signature()->get_symbol()->equals(vmSymbols::void_class_signature()), "spot check");
 #endif
   }