--- old/src/share/vm/classfile/verifier.hpp	2015-04-16 13:30:47.212488674 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/classfile/verifier.hpp	2015-04-16 13:30:47.080478688 -0700
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
         Symbol* name = sig_type->as_symbol(CHECK_0);
         // Create another symbol to save as signature stream unreferences this symbol.
         Symbol* name_copy = create_temporary_symbol(name);
-        assert(name_copy == name, "symbols don't match");
+        assert(name_copy->equals(name), "symbols don't match");
         *inference_type =
           VerificationType::reference_type(name_copy);
         return 1;