--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/vmThread.cpp	2013-04-09 18:40:42.000000000 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/vmThread.cpp	2013-04-09 18:40:42.000000000 -0400
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   _queue[prio]->set_next(_queue[prio]);
   _queue[prio]->set_prev(_queue[prio]);
   assert(queue_empty(prio), "drain corrupted queue");
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef ASSERT
   int len = 0;
   VM_Operation* cur;
   for(cur = r; cur != NULL; cur=cur->next()) len++;