--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/virtualspace.cpp	2014-01-30 13:11:02.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/virtualspace.cpp	2014-01-30 13:11:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@
          noaccess_prefix == _alignment, "noaccess prefix wrong");
 
   assert(markOopDesc::encode_pointer_as_mark(_base)->decode_pointer() == _base,
-         "area must be distinguisable from marks for mark-sweep");
+         "area must be distinguishable from marks for mark-sweep");
   assert(markOopDesc::encode_pointer_as_mark(&_base[size])->decode_pointer() == &_base[size],
-         "area must be distinguisable from marks for mark-sweep");
+         "area must be distinguishable from marks for mark-sweep");
 }