--- old/make/autoconf/hotspot.m4	2017-10-16 11:05:47.747620153 +0200
+++ new/make/autoconf/hotspot.m4	2017-10-16 11:05:47.440619425 +0200
@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@
     fi
   fi
 
+  if ! HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(zero); then
+    if HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_FEATURE(zero); then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([To enable zero, you must use --with-jvm-variants=zero])
+    fi
+  fi
+
   # Only enable jvmci on x86_64, sparcv9 and aarch64.
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xx86_64" || \
      test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xsparcv9" || \