--- old/src/hotspot/share/memory/filemap.cpp	2018-04-06 15:40:34.049286846 -0700
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/memory/filemap.cpp	2018-04-06 15:40:33.795262891 -0700
@@ -237,9 +237,13 @@
   bool ok = true;
   log_info(class, path)("checking shared classpath entry: %s", name);
   if (os::stat(name, &st) != 0 && is_class_path) {
+    // If the archived module path entry does not exist at runtime, it is not fatal
+    // (no need to invalid the shared archive) because the shared runtime visibility check
+    // filters out any archived module classes that do not have a matching runtime
+    // module path location.
     FileMapInfo::fail_continue("Required classpath entry does not exist: %s", name);
     ok = false;
-  } else if (is_dir() && is_class_path) {
+  } else if (is_dir()) {
     if (!os::dir_is_empty(name)) {
       FileMapInfo::fail_continue("directory is not empty: %s", name);
       ok = false;