src/java.logging/share/classes/java/util/logging/Logger.java

@@ -257,12 +257,17 @@
     // This instance indicates that no resource bundle has been specified yet,
     // and it will be shared by all loggers which have no resource bundle.
     private static final LoggerBundle NO_RESOURCE_BUNDLE =
             new LoggerBundle(null, null);
 
-    private static final JavaUtilResourceBundleAccess RB_ACCESS =
+    // Calling SharedSecrets.getJavaUtilResourceBundleAccess()
+    // forces the initialization of ResourceBundle.class, which
+    // can be too early if the VM has not finished booting yet.
+    private static final class RbAccess {
+        static final JavaUtilResourceBundleAccess RB_ACCESS =
             SharedSecrets.getJavaUtilResourceBundleAccess();
+    }
 
     // A value class that holds the logger configuration data.
     // This configuration can be shared between an application logger
     // and a system logger of the same name.
     private static final class ConfigurationData {

@@ -2181,11 +2186,11 @@
         // that is provided by the user. In that case we will look in the TCCL.
         // We also look in the TCCL if callerModule is null or unnamed.
         if (!useCallersModule || callerModule == null || !callerModule.isNamed()) {
             try {
                 Module mod = cl.getUnnamedModule();
-                catalog = RB_ACCESS.getBundle(name, currentLocale, mod);
+                catalog = RbAccess.RB_ACCESS.getBundle(name, currentLocale, mod);
                 catalogName = name;
                 catalogLocale = currentLocale;
                 return catalog;
             } catch (MissingResourceException ex) {
                 // We can't find the ResourceBundle in the default

@@ -2225,11 +2230,11 @@
             // we should have:
             //  useCallersModule && callerModule != null && callerModule.isNamed();
             // Try with the caller's module
             try {
                 // Use the caller's module
-                catalog = RB_ACCESS.getBundle(name, currentLocale, callerModule);
+                catalog = RbAccess.RB_ACCESS.getBundle(name, currentLocale, callerModule);
                 catalogName = name;
                 catalogLocale = currentLocale;
                 return catalog;
             } catch (MissingResourceException ex) {
                 return null; // no luck