--- old/src/share/vm/opto/runtime.cpp	2017-08-17 11:33:54.614483708 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/runtime.cpp	2017-08-17 11:33:54.251854252 -0400
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@
 
 
 JRT_ENTRY_NO_ASYNC(void, OptoRuntime::register_finalizer(oopDesc* obj, JavaThread* thread))
-  assert(obj->is_oop(), "must be a valid oop");
+  assert(oopDesc::is_oop(obj), "must be a valid oop");
   assert(obj->klass()->has_finalizer(), "shouldn't be here otherwise");
   InstanceKlass::register_finalizer(instanceOop(obj), CHECK);
 JRT_END