--- old/src/share/vm/classfile/vmSymbols.hpp	2015-04-16 13:30:48.296570673 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/classfile/vmSymbols.hpp	2015-04-16 13:30:48.163560612 -0700
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@
 
   static Symbol* symbol_at(SID id) {
     assert(id >= FIRST_SID && id < SID_LIMIT, "oob");
-    assert(_symbols[id] != NULL, "init");
+    assert(_symbols[id]->not_equals(NULL), "init");
     return _symbols[id];
   }