diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
index 207968a7a59..a4d9a2197a5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ void os::Bsd::print_open_file_descriptors(outputStream* st, char* buf, size_t bu
   pid_t my_pid;
 
   // ensure the scratch buffer is big enough for at least one FD info struct
-  assert(buflen >= sizeof(struct proc_fdinfo));
+  precond(buflen >= sizeof(struct proc_fdinfo));
   kern_return_t kres = pid_for_task(mach_task_self(), &my_pid);
   if (kres != KERN_SUCCESS) {
     st->print_cr("Open File Descriptors: unknown");
@@ -2639,4 +2639,4 @@ void os::Bsd::print_open_file_descriptors(outputStream* st, char* buf, size_t bu
 #else
   st->print_cr("Open File Descriptors: unknown");
 #endif
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}