diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/foreign/abi/fallback/LibFallback.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/foreign/abi/fallback/LibFallback.java
index 6ba81263d5c..f4461fc2f4f 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/foreign/abi/fallback/LibFallback.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/foreign/abi/fallback/LibFallback.java
@@ -36,14 +36,20 @@ final class LibFallback {
 
     static final boolean SUPPORTED = tryLoadLibrary();
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("removal")
     private static boolean tryLoadLibrary() {
-        try {
-            System.loadLibrary("fallbackLinker");
-        } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError ule) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        init();
-        return true;
+        return java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                new java.security.PrivilegedAction<>() {
+                    public Boolean run() {
+                        try {
+                            System.loadLibrary("fallbackLinker");
+                            init();
+                            return true;
+                        } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError ule) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
     }
 
     static int defaultABI() { return NativeConstants.DEFAULT_ABI; }