diff -r 68cd0d7ee9bb -r 6e33bfd4139b src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Thu Apr 09 13:59:45 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Tue Apr 14 12:25:54 2009 -0700
@@ -2627,6 +2627,13 @@
   }
 #endif // PRODUCT
 
+  if (EnableMethodHandles && !AnonymousClasses) {
+    if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(AnonymousClasses)) {
+      warning("forcing AnonymousClasses true to enable EnableMethodHandles");
+    }
+    AnonymousClasses = true;
+  }
+
   if (PrintGCDetails) {
     // Turn on -verbose:gc options as well
     PrintGC = true;