--- a/hotspot/test/compiler/aot/AotCompiler.java	Wed Jan 04 10:57:26 2017 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/test/compiler/aot/AotCompiler.java	Wed Jan 04 11:44:26 2017 -0800
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
             }
         }
         List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
+        args.add("--compile-with-assertions");
         args.add("--output");
         args.add(libName);
         if (file != null) {