diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfoRec.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfoRec.cpp
index a505ed73e93..707b935e17f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfoRec.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfoRec.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ void DebugInformationRecorder::end_scopes(int pc_offset, bool is_safepoint) {
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
 bool DebugInformationRecorder::recorders_frozen() {
-  return _oop_recorder->is_complete() || _oop_recorder->is_complete();
+  return _oop_recorder->is_complete();
 }
 
 void DebugInformationRecorder::mark_recorders_frozen() {