diff -r a062c3691003 -r 45e59fae8f2b src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp	Mon May 05 15:10:43 2014 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp	Fri Apr 25 09:22:16 2014 +0200
@@ -1697,6 +1697,15 @@
   return NULL;
 }
 
+void GraphBuilder::check_args_for_profiling(Values* obj_args, int expected) {
+#ifdef ASSERT
+  bool ignored_will_link;
+  ciSignature* declared_signature = NULL;
+  ciMethod* real_target = method()->get_method_at_bci(bci(), ignored_will_link, &declared_signature);
+  assert(expected == obj_args->length() || real_target->is_method_handle_intrinsic(), "missed on arg?");
+#endif
+}
+
 // Collect arguments that we want to profile in a list
 Values* GraphBuilder::collect_args_for_profiling(Values* args, ciMethod* target, bool may_have_receiver) {
   int start = 0;
@@ -1705,13 +1714,14 @@
     return NULL;
   }
   int s = obj_args->size();
-  for (int i = start, j = 0; j < s; i++) {
+  // if called through method handle invoke, some arguments may have been popped
+  for (int i = start, j = 0; j < s && i < args->length(); i++) {
     if (args->at(i)->type()->is_object_kind()) {
       obj_args->push(args->at(i));
       j++;
     }
   }
-  assert(s == obj_args->length(), "missed on arg?");
+  check_args_for_profiling(obj_args, s);
   return obj_args;
 }
 
@@ -3843,14 +3853,7 @@
             j++;
           }
         }
-#ifdef ASSERT
-        {
-          bool ignored_will_link;
-          ciSignature* declared_signature = NULL;
-          ciMethod* real_target = method()->get_method_at_bci(bci(), ignored_will_link, &declared_signature);
-          assert(s == obj_args->length() || real_target->is_method_handle_intrinsic(), "missed on arg?");
-        }
-#endif
+        check_args_for_profiling(obj_args, s);
       }
       profile_call(callee, recv, holder_known ? callee->holder() : NULL, obj_args, true);
     }