src/cpu/x86/vm/nativeInst_x86.hpp

*** 389,398 ****
--- 389,401 ----
      return dest;
    }
  
    void  set_jump_destination(address dest)  {
      intptr_t val = dest - next_instruction_address();
+     if (dest == (address) -1) {
+       val = -5; // jump to self
+     }
  #ifdef AMD64
      assert((labs(val)  & 0xFFFFFFFF00000000) == 0 || dest == (address)-1, "must be 32bit offset or -1");
  #endif // AMD64
      set_int_at(data_offset, (jint)val);
    }