diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp
index 1ddbfa3..82cabec 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ IRT_ENTRY(void, InterpreterRuntime::resolve_ldc(JavaThread* thread, Bytecodes::C
     if (rindex >= 0) {
       oop coop = m->constants()->resolved_references()->obj_at(rindex);
       oop roop = (result == NULL ? Universe::the_null_sentinel() : result);
-      assert(roop == coop, "expected result for assembly code");
+      assert(oopDesc::equals(roop, coop), "expected result for assembly code");
     }
   }
 #endif