src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/TaskHelper.java

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              pluginsOptions.add(plugOption);
  
              if (Utils.isFunctional(plugin)) {
                  if (Utils.isAutoEnabled(plugin)) {
                      addEmptyArgumentMap(plugin);
+                     pluginsOptions.add(
+                         new PlugOption(false,
+                           (task, opt, arg) -> {
+                                pluginToMaps.remove(plugin);
+                           }, "--disable-" + plugin.getName())
+                     );
                  }
  
                  if (plugin instanceof DefaultCompressPlugin) {
                      plugOption
                          = new PlugOption(false,