Index: src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/AnnotationVisitor.java
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--- src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/AnnotationVisitor.java	(revision 22131)
+++ src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/classgen/AnnotationVisitor.java	(working copy)
@@ -101,12 +101,13 @@
                 if (type.isEnum()) {
                     boolean ok = false;
                     try {
-                        if(type.isResolved()) {
-                            ok = Enum.valueOf(type.getTypeClass(), name) != null;
-                        } else {
-                            FieldNode enumField = type.getDeclaredField(name);
-                            ok = enumField != null && enumField.getType().equals(type);
-                        }
+//                        if(type.isResolved()) {
+//                            ok = Enum.valueOf(type.getTypeClass(), name) != null;
+//                        } else {
+                              type.getFields(); // GROOVY-4814
+                              FieldNode enumField = type.getDeclaredField(name);
+                              ok = enumField!=null && enumField.getType().equals(type);
+//                        }
                     } catch(Exception ex) {
                         // ignore
                     }