--- old/src/hotspot/share/ci/ciConstant.hpp	2019-03-11 14:25:19.238355804 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/ci/ciConstant.hpp	2019-03-11 14:25:19.042355807 +0100
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     return _value._double;
   }
   ciObject* as_object() const {
-    assert(basic_type() == T_OBJECT || basic_type() == T_ARRAY, "wrong type");
+    assert(basic_type() == T_OBJECT || basic_type() == T_ARRAY || basic_type() == T_VALUETYPE, "wrong type");
     return _value._object;
   }