--- old/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	2019-01-28 17:43:24.000000000 +0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	2019-01-28 17:43:24.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@
 
 // Read thread status value from threadStatus field in java.lang.Thread java class.
 java_lang_Thread::ThreadStatus java_lang_Thread::get_thread_status(oop java_thread) {
-  assert(Thread::current()->is_Watcher_thread() || Thread::current()->is_VM_thread() ||
+  assert((EnableJFR && Threads_lock->owned_by_self()) || Thread::current()->is_Watcher_thread() || Thread::current()->is_VM_thread() ||
          JavaThread::current()->thread_state() == _thread_in_vm,
          "Java Thread is not running in vm");
   // The threadStatus is only present starting in 1.5