diff -r e3e1fb85e50a -r 9eecf81a02fb src/share/vm/runtime/init.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/init.cpp	Mon Nov 15 16:25:14 2010 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/init.cpp	Tue Nov 16 13:58:48 2010 -0800
@@ -160,5 +160,6 @@
 
 
 void set_init_completed() {
+  assert(Universe::is_fully_initialized(), "Should have completed initialization");
   _init_completed = true;
 }