--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.options/src/org/graalvm/compiler/options/OptionsParser.java	Tue Mar 12 12:12:01 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.options/src/org/graalvm/compiler/options/OptionsParser.java	Tue Mar 12 19:17:42 2019 +0100
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 
 package org.graalvm.compiler.options;
 
+import static jdk.vm.ci.services.Services.IS_BUILDING_NATIVE_IMAGE;
+import static jdk.vm.ci.services.Services.IS_IN_NATIVE_IMAGE;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Formatter;
@@ -39,11 +42,15 @@
  */
 public class OptionsParser {
 
+    private static volatile List<OptionDescriptors> cachedOptionDescriptors;
+
     /**
-     * Gets an iterable composed of the {@link ServiceLoader}s to be used when looking for
-     * {@link OptionDescriptors} providers.
+     * Gets an iterable of available {@link OptionDescriptors}.
      */
     public static Iterable<OptionDescriptors> getOptionsLoader() {
+        if (IS_IN_NATIVE_IMAGE || cachedOptionDescriptors != null) {
+            return cachedOptionDescriptors;
+        }
         boolean java8OrEarlier = System.getProperty("java.specification.version").compareTo("1.9") < 0;
         ClassLoader loader;
         if (java8OrEarlier) {
@@ -58,7 +65,15 @@
              */
             loader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
         }
-        return ServiceLoader.load(OptionDescriptors.class, loader);
+        Iterable<OptionDescriptors> result = ServiceLoader.load(OptionDescriptors.class, loader);
+        if (IS_BUILDING_NATIVE_IMAGE) {
+            ArrayList<OptionDescriptors> optionDescriptors = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (OptionDescriptors descriptors : result) {
+                optionDescriptors.add(descriptors);
+            }
+            OptionsParser.cachedOptionDescriptors = optionDescriptors;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -178,7 +193,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        desc.optionKey.update(values, value);
+        desc.getOptionKey().update(values, value);
     }
 
     private static long parseLong(String v) {