diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/assembler_sparc.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/assembler_sparc.hpp
index f8f5b11c9a6..01f0121bb42 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/assembler_sparc.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/assembler_sparc.hpp
@@ -783,7 +783,9 @@ class Assembler : public AbstractAssembler {
   void flush() {
 #ifdef VALIDATE_PIPELINE
     assert(_delay_state == NoDelay, "Ending code with a delay-slot.");
+#ifdef COMPILER2
     validate_no_pipeline_hazards();
+#endif
 #endif
     AbstractAssembler::flush();
   }