@@ -2236,11 +2236,11 @@ ThreadStateTransition::transition(thread, _thread_in_vm, saved_state); } else { ttyLocker ttyl; ::tty->print_cr("=============== DEBUG MESSAGE: %s ================\n", msg); - assert(false, err_msg("DEBUG MESSAGE: %s", msg)); + assert(false, "DEBUG MESSAGE: %s", msg); } } #ifdef BUILTIN_SIM // routine to generate an x86 prolog for a stub function which