--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Wed Jul 05 22:40:29 2017 +0200
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Mon Jan 09 16:44:45 2017 +0100
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
         if (sep == -1) {
             msym = modules.getDefaultModule();
             typeName = name;
-        } else if (source.allowModules() && !options.isSet("noModules")) {
+        } else if (source.allowModules()) {
             Name modName = names.fromString(name.substring(0, sep));
 
             msym = moduleFinder.findModule(modName);