src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c

*** 1324,1334 ****
--- 1324,1336 ----
                     JLI_StrCCmp(arg, "--class-path=") == 0 ||
                     JLI_StrCmp(arg, "-classpath") == 0 ||
                     JLI_StrCmp(arg, "-cp") == 0) {
              REPORT_ERROR (has_arg_any_len, ARG_ERROR1, arg);
              SetClassPath(value);
+             if (mode != LM_SOURCE) {
                  mode = LM_CLASS;
+             }
          } else if (JLI_StrCmp(arg, "--list-modules") == 0) {
              listModules = JNI_TRUE;
          } else if (JLI_StrCmp(arg, "--show-resolved-modules") == 0) {
              showResolvedModules = JNI_TRUE;
          } else if (JLI_StrCmp(arg, "--validate-modules") == 0) {