diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp
index 8d8d4782e94..7251411a167 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp
@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@ jint Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs* args, bool* canTryAgain) {
 #endif
 
   if (CDSConfig::is_using_aot_linked_classes()) {
-    AOTLinkedClassBulkLoader::finish_loading_javabase_classes(CHECK_JNI_ERR);
     SystemDictionary::restore_archived_method_handle_intrinsics();
+    AOTLinkedClassBulkLoader::finish_loading_javabase_classes(CHECK_JNI_ERR);
   }
 
   // Start string deduplication thread if requested.