diff --git a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/jimage/BasicImageReader.java b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/jimage/BasicImageReader.java
index 4c70a9b1547..9b21fb6c1be 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/jimage/BasicImageReader.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/jimage/BasicImageReader.java
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ public class BasicImageReader implements AutoCloseable {
     }
 
     public static void releaseByteBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
-        ImageBufferCache.releaseBuffer(buffer);
+        if (!MAP_ALL) {
+            ImageBufferCache.releaseBuffer(buffer);
+        }
     }
 
     public String getName() {