--- old/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceKlass.hpp	2020-02-27 16:16:41.701979033 -0800
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceKlass.hpp	2020-02-27 16:16:37.671819413 -0800
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@
 
 public:
   void set_in_error_state() {
-    assert(DumpSharedSpaces, "only call this when dumping archive");
+    Arguments::assert_is_dumping_archive();
     _init_state = initialization_error;
   }
   bool check_sharing_error_state();