--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2016-09-14 11:20:37.349573757 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2016-09-14 11:20:37.227565179 -0700
@@ -3923,10 +3923,6 @@
 
 void Arguments::set_shared_spaces_flags() {
   if (DumpSharedSpaces) {
-    if (Arguments::get_patch_mod_prefix() != NULL) {
-      vm_exit_during_initialization(
-        "Cannot use the following option when dumping the shared archive: --patch-module");
-    }
 
     if (RequireSharedSpaces) {
       warning("Cannot dump shared archive while using shared archive");