diff -r 1126acf9f3b6 -r 3171a6f94b55 src/arch/alpha/locked_mem.hh
--- a/src/arch/alpha/locked_mem.hh	Mon Nov 24 12:27:23 2014 +0000
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/locked_mem.hh	Mon Nov 24 12:28:15 2014 +0000
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@
         return;
 
     Addr locked_addr = xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_LOCKADDR) & cacheBlockMask;
-    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    assert((cacheBlockMask & snoop_addr) == snoop_addr);
+    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr() & cacheBlockMask;
 
     if (locked_addr == snoop_addr)
         xc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_LOCKFLAG, false);
diff -r 1126acf9f3b6 -r 3171a6f94b55 src/arch/mips/locked_mem.hh
--- a/src/arch/mips/locked_mem.hh	Mon Nov 24 12:27:23 2014 +0000
+++ b/src/arch/mips/locked_mem.hh	Mon Nov 24 12:28:15 2014 +0000
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@
         return;
 
     Addr locked_addr = xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_LLADDR) & cacheBlockMask;
-    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    assert((cacheBlockMask & snoop_addr) == snoop_addr);
+    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr() & cacheBlockMask;
 
     if (locked_addr == snoop_addr)
         xc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_LLFLAG, false);