--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/aot/scripts/build-bootmodules.sh	Tue Dec 11 18:00:17 2018 -0500
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/aot/scripts/build-bootmodules.sh	Tue Dec 11 16:50:43 2018 -0800
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 $JAVA_HOME/bin/javac -d . $DIR/$TEST.java
 
-JAOTC_OPTS="-J-Xmx4g --compile-for-tiered --info"
+JAOTC_OPTS="-J-ea -J-Xmx4g --compile-for-tiered --info"
 JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx4g -XX:+UseAOT -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UseAOTStrictLoading"
 
 # Compile with: +UseCompressedOops +UseG1GC