diff -r 74be5b4ed152 -r c9ab849cd2f5 src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/Arguments.java
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/Arguments.java	Mon Feb 05 06:43:23 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/Arguments.java	Mon Feb 05 10:43:31 2018 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -595,6 +595,10 @@
                 Option.LIMIT_MODULES,
                 Option.PATCH_MODULE);
 
+        if (lintOptions && options.isSet(Option.PARAMETERS) && !target.hasMethodParameters()) {
+            log.warning(Warnings.OptionParametersUnsupported(target.name, Target.JDK1_8.name));
+        }
+
         if (fm.hasLocation(StandardLocation.MODULE_SOURCE_PATH)) {
             if (!options.isSet(Option.PROC, "only")
                     && !fm.hasLocation(StandardLocation.CLASS_OUTPUT)) {