diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ada60c..86298ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
               <exclude>**/TransformerTest.java</exclude>
             </excludes>
             <argLine>
-              -javaagent:"${project.build.directory}/file-leak-detector-${project.version}-jar-with-dependencies.jar"
+              -javaagent:"${project.build.directory}/file-leak-detector-${project.version}-jar-with-dependencies.jar" -Xverify:none
             </argLine>
           </configuration>
         </execution>
diff --git a/src/site/apt/index.apt b/src/site/apt/index.apt
index 4583d97..2fda18e 100644
--- a/src/site/apt/index.apt
+++ b/src/site/apt/index.apt
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ What is this?
     dependency jar and the list of the table can be
     {{{http://file-leak-detector.kohsuke.org/apidocs/index.html?org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/Listener.html}programmatically accessed}}.
 
+Warning
+
+    The agent modifies the bytecode of core java classes, which causes java bytecode
+    validation to fail ({{{https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-java-linux-howto-resolving-javalangverifyerror-jvmvrfy012-stack-shape-inconsistent}details}}).  For it to work in newer version
+    of java you need the include the -Xverify:none flag when running the javaagent.
+
 Usage
 
     Without any option, this tool silently records file open/close operations
@@ -21,21 +27,21 @@ Usage
     stderr.
 
 -------------
-$ java -javaagent:path/to/file-leak-detector.jar ...your usual Java args follows...
+$ java -javaagent:path/to/file-leak-detector.jar -Xverify:none ...your usual Java args follows...
 -------------
 
     There are several options you can pass to the agent. For example, to
     dump the open file handles when the total number reaches 200, you can do the following:
 
 -------------
-$ java -javaagent:path/to/file-leak-detector.jar=threshold=200 ...your usual Java args follows...
+$ java -javaagent:path/to/file-leak-detector.jar=threshold=200 -Xverify:none ...your usual Java args follows...
 -------------
 
     Or have it run a mini HTTP server so that you can access the information
     from your browser, do the followind and open http://localhost:19999/:
 
 -------------
-$ java -javaagent:path/to/file-leak-detector.jar=http=19999 ...your usual Java args follows...
+$ java -javaagent:path/to/file-leak-detector.jar=http=19999 -Xverify:none ...your usual Java args follows...
 -------------
 
     Use the help option to see the help screen for the complete list of options.
@@ -52,5 +58,5 @@ Attaching after VM startup
     in the same format you do to the agent.
 
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-$ java -jar path/to/file-leak-detector.jar 1500 threshold=200,strong
+$ java -jar path/to/file-leak-detector.jar 1500 threshold=200,strong -Xverify:none
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