diff --git a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.cpp b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.cpp
index d92291fb36e3af8f1324a8a0cd7cd93106bdee30..2e2040efc5473098f782ad19232f75ce4520491b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.cpp
@@ -1395,12 +1395,17 @@ void InterpreterMacroAssembler::test_invocation_counter_for_mdp(Register invocat
   AddressLiteral profile_limit((address) &InvocationCounter::InterpreterProfileLimit);
   sethi(profile_limit, Rtmp);
   ld(Rtmp, profile_limit.low10(), Rtmp);
-  cmp_and_br_short(invocation_count, Rtmp, Assembler::lessUnsigned, Assembler::pn, profile_continue);
+  cmp(invocation_count, Rtmp);
+  // Use long branches because call_VM() code and following code generated by
+  // test_backedge_count_for_osr() is large in debug VM.
+  br(Assembler::lessUnsigned, false, Assembler::pn, profile_continue);
+  delayed()->nop();
 
   // Build it now.
   call_VM(noreg, CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, InterpreterRuntime::profile_method));
   set_method_data_pointer_for_bcp();
-  ba_short(profile_continue);
+  ba(profile_continue);
+  delayed()->nop();
   bind(done);
 }