--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java	Tue Jan 20 14:14:33 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java	Wed Jan 21 10:42:49 2015 +0000
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@
         } else {
             JCExpression t = term(EXPR | TYPE);
             if ((lastmode & TYPE) != 0 && LAX_IDENTIFIER.accepts(token.kind)) {
-                return variableDeclarators(modifiersOpt(), t, stats).toList();
+                return variableDeclarators(mods(pos, 0, List.<JCAnnotation>nil()), t, stats).toList();
             } else if ((lastmode & TYPE) != 0 && token.kind == COLON) {
                 error(pos, "bad.initializer", "for-loop");
                 return List.of((JCStatement)F.at(pos).VarDef(null, null, t, null));
@@ -2829,16 +2829,20 @@
         default: break;
         }
 
-        /* A modifiers tree with no modifier tokens or annotations
-         * has no text position. */
-        if ((flags & (Flags.ModifierFlags | Flags.ANNOTATION)) == 0 && annotations.isEmpty())
-            pos = Position.NOPOS;
-
-        JCModifiers mods = F.at(pos).Modifiers(flags, annotations.toList());
-        if (pos != Position.NOPOS)
-            storeEnd(mods, S.prevToken().endPos);
-        return mods;
+        return mods(pos, flags, annotations.toList());
     }
+    //where
+        JCModifiers mods(int pos, long flags, List<JCAnnotation> annotations) {
+            /* A modifiers tree with no modifier tokens or annotations
+             * has no text position. */
+            if ((flags & (Flags.ModifierFlags | Flags.ANNOTATION)) == 0 && annotations.isEmpty())
+                pos = Position.NOPOS;
+
+            JCModifiers mods = F.at(pos).Modifiers(flags, annotations);
+            if (pos != Position.NOPOS)
+                storeEnd(mods, S.prevToken().endPos);
+            return mods;
+        }
 
     /** Annotation              = "@" Qualident [ "(" AnnotationFieldValues ")" ]
      *

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/enum/8069181/T8069181.java	Wed Jan 21 10:42:49 2015 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8069181
+ * @summary java.lang.AssertionError when compiling JDK 1.4 code in JDK 8
+ *
+ * @compile -source 1.4 T8069181.java
+ */
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+class T8069181 {
+    void test() {
+        Hashtable hTable = new Hashtable();
+        hTable.put("hello", "value");
+        for (Enumeration enum = hTable.keys();;){
+            if(!enum.hasMoreElements())
+                break;
+            enum.nextElement();
+        }
+    }
+}