--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/nativeInst_sparc.cpp	2015-11-10 12:10:01.291510125 +0100
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/nativeInst_sparc.cpp	2015-11-10 12:10:01.159505709 +0100
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   masm.patchable_sethi(x, destreg);
   int len = buffer - masm.pc();
   for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-    assert(instaddr[i] == buffer[i], "instructions must match");
+    guarantee(instaddr[i] == buffer[i], "instructions must match");
   }
 }