diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/module/Configuration.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/module/Configuration.java
index 6e0a6ccd901..c6fc3631b33 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/module/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/module/Configuration.java
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@ public final class Configuration {
     }
 
     Set<ResolvedModule> reads(ResolvedModule m) {
-        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(graph.get(m));
+        // The sets stored in the graph are already immutable sets
+        return Set.copyOf(graph.get(m));
     }
 
     /**