diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/ClassLoaderReference/visibleClasses/visibleclasses002.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/ClassLoaderReference/visibleClasses/visibleclasses002.java
index 8fe41faa886..78cbe664da3 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/ClassLoaderReference/visibleClasses/visibleclasses002.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/ClassLoaderReference/visibleClasses/visibleclasses002.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2026, 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
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ public class visibleclasses002 {
                             }
                         }
                     } catch (ClassNotLoadedException e) {
-                        throw new Failure("Unexpected ClassNotLoadedException while getting componentType() of : " + refType);
+                        // ArrayType.componentType() can throw ClassNotLoadedException if the
+                        // type is loaded but not yet prepared. Just swallow the exception.
+                        display("ClassNotLoadedException while getting componentType() of " + refType);
                     }
 
                 }