--- a/hotspot/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.printer/src/org/graalvm/compiler/printer/GraphPrinterDumpHandler.java	Fri Aug 11 23:12:11 2017 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.printer/src/org/graalvm/compiler/printer/GraphPrinterDumpHandler.java	Fri Aug 11 17:36:26 2017 -0700
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import static org.graalvm.compiler.debug.DebugConfig.asJavaMethod;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
 import java.nio.channels.ClosedByInterruptException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -82,10 +81,18 @@
     public GraphPrinterDumpHandler(GraphPrinterSupplier printerSupplier) {
         this.printerSupplier = printerSupplier;
         /* Add the JVM and Java arguments to the graph properties to help identify it. */
-        this.jvmArguments = String.join(" ", ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
+        this.jvmArguments = jvmArguments();
         this.sunJavaCommand = System.getProperty("sun.java.command");
     }
 
+    private static String jvmArguments() {
+        try {
+            return String.join(" ", java.lang.management.ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
+        } catch (LinkageError err) {
+            return "unknown";
+        }
+    }
+
     private void ensureInitialized(Graph graph) {
         if (printer == null) {
             if (failuresCount >= FAILURE_LIMIT) {