--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.options.processor/src/org/graalvm/compiler/options/processor/OptionProcessor.java	Sat Dec 08 05:04:19 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.options.processor/src/org/graalvm/compiler/options/processor/OptionProcessor.java	Sat Dec 08 00:56:10 2018 -0800
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@
     private static Element topDeclaringType(Element element) {
         Element enclosing = element.getEnclosingElement();
         if (enclosing == null || enclosing.getKind() == ElementKind.PACKAGE) {
-            assert element.getKind() == ElementKind.CLASS || element.getKind() == ElementKind.INTERFACE;
             return element;
         }
         return topDeclaringType(enclosing);