--- old/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp	2015-09-25 16:46:45.144622401 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp	2015-09-25 16:46:44.454807362 +0200
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
       if (ctrl->is_top())
         return false;           // Found dead test on live IF?  No peeling!
       // Standard IF only has one input value to check for loop invariance
-      assert( test->Opcode() == Op_If || test->Opcode() == Op_CountedLoopEnd, "Check this code when new subtype is added");
+      assert(test->Opcode() == Op_If || test->Opcode() == Op_CountedLoopEnd || test->Opcode() == Op_RangeCheck, "Check this code when new subtype is added");
       // Condition is not a member of this loop?
       if( !is_member(phase->get_loop(ctrl)) &&
           is_loop_exit(test) )
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@
   // loop-invariant.
   for (uint i = 0; i < _body.size(); i++) {
     Node *iff = _body[i];
-    if (iff->Opcode() == Op_If) { // Test?
+    if (iff->Opcode() == Op_If ||
+        iff->Opcode() == Op_RangeCheck) { // Test?
 
       // Comparing trip+off vs limit
       Node *bol = iff->in(1);
@@ -2031,7 +2032,8 @@
   // loop-invariant.
   for( uint i = 0; i < loop->_body.size(); i++ ) {
     Node *iff = loop->_body[i];
-    if( iff->Opcode() == Op_If ) { // Test?
+    if (iff->Opcode() == Op_If ||
+        iff->Opcode() == Op_RangeCheck) { // Test?
 
       // Test is an IfNode, has 2 projections.  If BOTH are in the loop
       // we need loop unswitching instead of iteration splitting.