diff --git a/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python.test/src/tests/test_parser.py b/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python.test/src/tests/test_parser.py
index 5941b6668d..ba2991f4d1 100644
--- a/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python.test/src/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python.test/src/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ def test_incomplete_input_error():
             assert False, "SyntaxError was not raised"
 
 
+def test_compile_unrecognised_flags_message():
+    try:
+        compile("1", "<input>", "exec", 0x7fffffff)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        assert str(e) == "compile(): unrecognised flags"
+    else:
+        assert False, "ValueError was not raised"
+
+
 def test_lambdas_as_function_default_argument_values():
     globs = {}
     exec("""
diff --git a/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python/src/com/oracle/graal/python/builtins/modules/BuiltinFunctions.java b/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python/src/com/oracle/graal/python/builtins/modules/BuiltinFunctions.java
index cd369906d2..0e8fa2320e 100644
--- a/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python/src/com/oracle/graal/python/builtins/modules/BuiltinFunctions.java
+++ b/graalpython/com.oracle.graal.python/src/com/oracle/graal/python/builtins/modules/BuiltinFunctions.java
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ private void checkOptimize(int optimize, Object kwOptimize) throws PException {
         @TruffleBoundary
         private void checkFlags(int flags) {
             if ((flags & ~(PyCF_MASK | PyCF_MASK_OBSOLETE | PyCF_COMPILE_MASK)) != 0) {
-                throw PRaiseNode.raiseStatic(this, ValueError, null, NO_VALUE, ErrorMessages.UNRECOGNIZED_FLAGS, PythonUtils.EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY);
+                throw PRaiseNode.raiseStatic(this, ValueError, ErrorMessages.UNRECOGNIZED_FLAGS);
             }
         }