diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/vm_version_x86.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/vm_version_x86.cpp
index 747daefd51d..fb515213c24 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/vm_version_x86.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/vm_version_x86.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2027, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1340,8 +1340,9 @@ void VM_Version::get_processor_features() {
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics, false);
   }
 
-  if (supports_evex() && supports_avx512bw()) {
+  if (UseSHA && supports_evex() && supports_avx512bw()) {
       if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA3Intrinsics)) {
+          FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA3Intrinsics, true);
           UseSHA3Intrinsics = true;
       }
   } else if (UseSHA3Intrinsics) {
@@ -1349,7 +1350,7 @@ void VM_Version::get_processor_features() {
       FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA3Intrinsics, false);
   }
 
-  if (!(UseSHA1Intrinsics || UseSHA256Intrinsics || UseSHA512Intrinsics)) {
+  if (!(UseSHA1Intrinsics || UseSHA256Intrinsics || UseSHA512Intrinsics || UseSHA3Intrinsics)) {
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA, false);
   }