diff -r 5f0731e4e5e6 -r 475eb15dfdad src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/Option.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/Option.java	Mon Jan 21 00:45:35 2013 -0500
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/Option.java	Mon Jan 21 01:27:42 2013 -0500
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Source;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Profile;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Target;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.processing.JavacProcessingEnvironment;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Log;
@@ -218,6 +219,18 @@
         }
     },
 
+    PROFILE("-profile", "opt.arg.profile", "opt.profile", STANDARD, BASIC) {
+        @Override
+        public boolean process(OptionHelper helper, String option, String operand) {
+            Profile profile = Profile.lookup(operand);
+            if (profile == null) {
+                helper.error("err.invalid.profile", operand);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return super.process(helper, option, operand);
+        }
+    },
+
     VERSION("-version", "opt.version", STANDARD, INFO) {
         @Override
         public boolean process(OptionHelper helper, String option) {