https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8240267 http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~iklam/jdk15/8240267-cds-enabled-jvmti-disabled.v01/ This affects non-product builds only. The fix is to put the JVMTI-related asserts inside JVMTI_ONLY(). Thanks - Ioi