--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.amd64/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/amd64/AMD64HotSpotLoweringProvider.java	Wed May 01 12:41:26 2019 -0400
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.amd64/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/amd64/AMD64HotSpotLoweringProvider.java	Wed May 01 12:31:29 2019 -0700
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 package org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.amd64;
 
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.GraalOptions.GeneratePIC;
 import static org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.HotSpotBackend.Options.GraalArithmeticStubs;
 
 import org.graalvm.compiler.api.replacements.Snippet;
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
     @Override
     public void initialize(OptionValues options, Iterable<DebugHandlersFactory> factories, HotSpotProviders providers, GraalHotSpotVMConfig config) {
         convertSnippets = new AMD64ConvertSnippets.Templates(options, factories, providers, providers.getSnippetReflection(), providers.getCodeCache().getTarget());
-        profileSnippets = ProfileNode.Options.ProbabilisticProfiling.getValue(options) && !JavaVersionUtil.Java8OrEarlier
+        profileSnippets = ProfileNode.Options.ProbabilisticProfiling.getValue(options) && !JavaVersionUtil.Java8OrEarlier && GeneratePIC.getValue(options)
                         ? new ProbabilisticProfileSnippets.Templates(options, factories, providers, providers.getCodeCache().getTarget())
                         : null;
         mathSnippets = new AMD64X87MathSnippets.Templates(options, factories, providers, providers.getSnippetReflection(), providers.getCodeCache().getTarget());