diff -r fc7ab6287598 -r 52a431267315 src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp	Fri Jan 09 14:39:07 2009 -0500
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp	Tue Jan 13 14:41:44 2009 -0500
@@ -6943,29 +6943,32 @@
 
   Label slow_case, done;
 
-  // x ?<= pi/4
-  fld_d(ExternalAddress((address)&pi_4));
-  fld_s(1);                // Stack:  X  PI/4  X
-  fabs();                  // Stack: |X| PI/4  X
-  fcmp(tmp);
-  jcc(Assembler::above, slow_case);
-
-  // fastest case: -pi/4 <= x <= pi/4
-  switch(trig) {
-  case 's':
-    fsin();
-    break;
-  case 'c':
-    fcos();
-    break;
-  case 't':
-    ftan();
-    break;
-  default:
-    assert(false, "bad intrinsic");
-    break;
-  }
-  jmp(done);
+  ExternalAddress pi4_adr = (address)&pi_4;
+  if (reachable(pi4_adr)) {
+    // x ?<= pi/4
+    fld_d(pi4_adr);
+    fld_s(1);                // Stack:  X  PI/4  X
+    fabs();                  // Stack: |X| PI/4  X
+    fcmp(tmp);
+    jcc(Assembler::above, slow_case);
+
+    // fastest case: -pi/4 <= x <= pi/4
+    switch(trig) {
+    case 's':
+      fsin();
+      break;
+    case 'c':
+      fcos();
+      break;
+    case 't':
+      ftan();
+      break;
+    default:
+      assert(false, "bad intrinsic");
+      break;
+    }
+    jmp(done);
+  }
 
   // slow case: runtime call
   bind(slow_case);