--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/task.cpp	2014-03-17 11:39:41.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/task.cpp	2014-03-17 11:39:41.000000000 -0700
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
   _counter(0), _interval((int) interval_time) {
   // Sanity check the interval time
   assert(_interval >= PeriodicTask::min_interval &&
-         _interval <= PeriodicTask::max_interval &&
+         _interval <= max_jint &&
          _interval %  PeriodicTask::interval_gran == 0,
               "improper PeriodicTask interval time");
 }