diff --git a/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk b/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk
index 51d323a0344..41da22f8cb2 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ endif
 
 ################################################################################
 ## Build libsyslookup
+## The LIBDL dependency on Linux is needed to dynamically access libdl symbols,
+## which may be needed as part of resolving some standard symbols
 ################################################################################
 
 $(eval $(call SetupJdkLibrary, BUILD_LIBSYSLOOKUP, \
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, linux)+$(call isTargetCpu, x86_64)+$(INCLUDE_COMPILER2)
       OPTIMIZATION := HIGH, \
       CXXFLAGS := -std=c++17, \
       DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := unused-variable, \
-      LIBS_linux := $(LIBDL) $(LIBM), \
+      LIBS_linux := $(LIBM), \
   ))
 
   TARGETS += $(BUILD_LIBSIMD_SORT)
diff --git a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk
index a69b65180d7..2c29092cdd6 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/ClientLibraries.gmk
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupJdkLibrary, BUILD_LIBMLIB_IMAGE, \
         $(LIBMLIB_IMAGE_CFLAGS), \
     DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := unused-function, \
     DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang_mlib_ImageCreate.c := unused-function, \
-    LIBS_unix := $(LIBDL) $(LIBM), \
+    LIBS_unix := $(LIBM), \
 ))
 
 TARGETS += $(BUILD_LIBMLIB_IMAGE)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ ifeq ($(ENABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY), false)
       JDK_LIBS_macosx := libosxapp, \
       LIBS := $(GIFLIB_LIBS) $(LIBJPEG_LIBS) $(LIBZ_LIBS) $(PNG_LIBS) $(ICONV_LIBS), \
       LIBS_unix := $(LIBM) $(LIBPTHREAD), \
-      LIBS_linux := $(LIBDL) $(X_LIBS) -lX11 -lXext, \
+      LIBS_linux := $(X_LIBS) -lX11 -lXext, \
       LIBS_macosx := \
           -framework ApplicationServices \
           -framework Cocoa \
diff --git a/make/modules/java.instrument/Lib.gmk b/make/modules/java.instrument/Lib.gmk
index 609814c86ed..4181cdf81c9 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.instrument/Lib.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.instrument/Lib.gmk
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupJdkLibrary, BUILD_LIBINSTRUMENT, \
     JDK_LIBS := java.base:libjava java.base:libjli java.base:libjvm, \
     LIBS := $(ICONV_LIBS), \
     LIBS_unix := $(LIBZ_LIBS), \
-    LIBS_linux := $(LIBDL), \
-    LIBS_aix := $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_macosx := \
         -framework ApplicationServices \
         -framework Cocoa \