diff a/src/hotspot/share/asm/codeBuffer.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/asm/codeBuffer.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/asm/codeBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/asm/codeBuffer.cpp
@@ -326,11 +326,12 @@
     assert(rtype == relocInfo::none              ||
            rtype == relocInfo::runtime_call_type ||
            rtype == relocInfo::internal_word_type||
            rtype == relocInfo::section_word_type ||
            rtype == relocInfo::external_word_type||
-           rtype == relocInfo::barrier_type,
+           rtype == relocInfo::barrier_type      ||
+           rtype == relocInfo::patchable_barrier_type,
            "code needs relocation information");
     // leave behind an indication that we attempted a relocation
     DEBUG_ONLY(_locs_start = _locs_limit = (relocInfo*)badAddress);
     return;
   }