--- old/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.replacements/src/org/graalvm/compiler/replacements/SnippetTemplate.java	2019-03-09 03:57:31.757270094 +0100
+++ new/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.replacements/src/org/graalvm/compiler/replacements/SnippetTemplate.java	2019-03-09 03:57:31.393267520 +0100
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 package org.graalvm.compiler.replacements;
 
 import static java.util.FormattableFlags.ALTERNATE;
+import static jdk.vm.ci.services.Services.IS_IN_NATIVE_IMAGE;
 import static org.graalvm.compiler.debug.DebugContext.DEFAULT_LOG_STREAM;
 import static org.graalvm.compiler.debug.DebugContext.applyFormattingFlagsAndWidth;
 import static org.graalvm.compiler.debug.DebugOptions.DebugStubsAndSnippets;
@@ -212,8 +213,9 @@
                     constantParameters[0] = true;
                 }
 
-                // Retrieve the names only when assertions are turned on.
-                assert initNames(method, count);
+                // Retrieve the names only when assertions are turned on. Parameter annotations are
+                // unsupported in the native image.
+                assert IS_IN_NATIVE_IMAGE || initNames(method, count);
             }
 
             final boolean[] constantParameters;