--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2019-01-28 17:44:18.000000000 +0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2019-01-28 17:44:18.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2019, 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
@@ -2636,6 +2636,12 @@
   // Check the minimum number of compiler threads
   status &=verify_min_value(CICompilerCount, min_number_of_compiler_threads, "CICompilerCount");
 
+  if ((FlightRecorder || StartFlightRecording != NULL) && !EnableJFR) {
+    jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
+                "The VM option -XX:+FlightRecorder or -XX:StartFlightRecording=... must be combined with -XX:+EnableJFR.\n");
+    status = false;
+  }
+
   return status;
 }