--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c	Fri Aug 25 10:43:12 2017 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c	Fri Aug 25 10:52:17 2017 -0700
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@
         } else if (JLI_StrCmp(arg, "--show-resolved-modules") == 0) {
             showResolvedModules = JNI_TRUE;
         } else if (JLI_StrCmp(arg, "--validate-modules") == 0) {
-            AddOption("-Djdk.module.minimumBoot=true", NULL);
+            AddOption("-Djdk.module.validation=true", NULL);
             validateModules = JNI_TRUE;
         } else if (JLI_StrCmp(arg, "--describe-module") == 0 ||
                    JLI_StrCCmp(arg, "--describe-module=") == 0 ||