--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/vmCMSOperations.cpp	2014-11-04 15:48:58.348000000 -0500
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/vmCMSOperations.cpp	2014-11-04 15:48:58.273000000 -0500
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 void VM_CMS_Operation::acquire_pending_list_lock() {
   // The caller may block while communicating
   // with the SLT thread in order to acquire/release the PLL.
-  if (SurrogateLockerThread* slt = ConcurrentMarkSweepThread::slt()) {
+  SurrogateLockerThread* slt = ConcurrentMarkSweepThread::slt();
+  if (slt != NULL) {
     slt->manipulatePLL(SurrogateLockerThread::acquirePLL);
   } else {
     SurrogateLockerThread::report_missing_slt();