1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/weaver/src/org/aspectj/weaver/patterns/ExactAnnotationFieldTypePattern.java b/weaver/src/org/aspectj/weaver/patterns/ExactAnnotationFieldTypePattern.java
index 66f36a229..0263035eb 100644
--- a/weaver/src/org/aspectj/weaver/patterns/ExactAnnotationFieldTypePattern.java
+++ b/weaver/src/org/aspectj/weaver/patterns/ExactAnnotationFieldTypePattern.java
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ public class ExactAnnotationFieldTypePattern extends ExactAnnotationTypePattern
                 cleanname = cleanname.substring(0, lastDot) + "$" + cleanname.substring(lastDot + 1);
             }
             annotationType = scope.getWorld().resolve(type, true);
+            if (ResolvedType.isMissing(annotationType)) {
+            	// there are likely to be other errors around that have led to us being unable to 
+            	// resolve the annotation type, let's quit now
+                return this;
+            }
         }
 
         verifyIsAnnotationType((ResolvedType) annotationType, scope);