diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp
index 0102b2b21f0c6cf16d0608e6c4e1649bb73b80e2..9cdd475a352914315856a1d6e8e06845ed57c9b7 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp
@@ -1154,9 +1154,12 @@ ciInstance* ciEnv::unloaded_ciinstance() {
   GUARDED_VM_ENTRY(return _factory->get_unloaded_object_constant();)
 }
 
-void ciEnv::dump_replay_data(outputStream* out) {
-  VM_ENTRY_MARK;
-  MutexLocker ml(Compile_lock);
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ciEnv::dump_replay_data*
+
+// Don't change thread state and acquire any locks.
+// Safe to call from VM error reporter.
+void ciEnv::dump_replay_data_unsafe(outputStream* out) {
   ResourceMark rm;
 #if INCLUDE_JVMTI
   out->print_cr("JvmtiExport can_access_local_variables %d",     _jvmti_can_access_local_variables);
@@ -1181,3 +1184,10 @@ void ciEnv::dump_replay_data(outputStream* out) {
                 entry_bci, comp_level);
   out->flush();
 }
+
+void ciEnv::dump_replay_data(outputStream* out) {
+  GUARDED_VM_ENTRY(
+    MutexLocker ml(Compile_lock);
+    dump_replay_data_unsafe(out);
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp
index 01f417d2f9d2145bca62eea36ee477709e78ef93..b235f3b148b9a455308f811f58ee77f8eda7e15d 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.hpp
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ public:
 
   // Dump the compilation replay data for the ciEnv to the stream.
   void dump_replay_data(outputStream* out);
+  void dump_replay_data_unsafe(outputStream* out);
 };
 
 #endif // SHARE_VM_CI_CIENV_HPP
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciInstanceKlass.cpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciInstanceKlass.cpp
index c689efa46d6afbf168844985c0afc8c627925c27..d40e460dcf3dc569bd1a6a7950351d38b3504d39 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciInstanceKlass.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciInstanceKlass.cpp
@@ -671,7 +671,6 @@ class StaticFinalFieldPrinter : public FieldClosure {
 
 
 void ciInstanceKlass::dump_replay_data(outputStream* out) {
-  ASSERT_IN_VM;
   ResourceMark rm;
 
   InstanceKlass* ik = get_instanceKlass();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.cpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.cpp
index 486d8c499b6cbb7b2f07e98dfd0fb629b3576f1d..15bb285a869a11c1eb4e43b8e5c1837fd7f75715 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.cpp
@@ -1247,7 +1247,6 @@ ciMethodBlocks  *ciMethod::get_method_blocks() {
 #undef FETCH_FLAG_FROM_VM
 
 void ciMethod::dump_replay_data(outputStream* st) {
-  ASSERT_IN_VM;
   ResourceMark rm;
   Method* method = get_Method();
   MethodCounters* mcs = method->method_counters();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethodData.cpp b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethodData.cpp
index c30c6c364376974a757bee101c8d55d65156d647..515401bc17b008151e9edb1eafff1edb216edfd4 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethodData.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethodData.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ void ciMethodData::print_impl(outputStream* st) {
 }
 
 void ciMethodData::dump_replay_data(outputStream* out) {
-  ASSERT_IN_VM;
   ResourceMark rm;
   MethodData* mdo = get_MethodData();
   Method* method = mdo->method();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.cpp b/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.cpp
index 79769aeb3bccf08951dffe6ae69b71a9cd77ffcb..bbf983953b7cc7d61e55bdbcdb7c916deb40008a 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.cpp
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ void VMError::report_and_die() {
         FILE* replay_data_file = os::open(fd, "w");
         if (replay_data_file != NULL) {
           fileStream replay_data_stream(replay_data_file, /*need_close=*/true);
-          env->dump_replay_data(&replay_data_stream);
+          env->dump_replay_data_unsafe(&replay_data_stream);
           out.print_raw("#\n# Compiler replay data is saved as:\n# ");
           out.print_raw_cr(buffer);
         } else {