--- a/hotspot/test/compiler/aot/AotCompiler.java	Thu Aug 24 14:00:04 2017 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/compiler/aot/AotCompiler.java	Thu Aug 24 13:11:02 2017 -0700
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
             args.add("--linker-path");
             args.add(linker);
         }
+        // Execute with asserts
+        args.add("-J-ea");
+        args.add("-J-esa");
         return launchJaotc(args, extraopts);
     }