src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/builder/DefaultImageBuilder.java

@@ -252,10 +252,14 @@
      * @throws IOException
      */
     protected void prepareApplicationFiles(ResourcePool imageContent, Set<String> modules) throws IOException {
         // generate launch scripts for the modules with a main class
         for (String module : modules) {
+            if (module.startsWith("java.") || module.startsWith("jdk.")) {
+                // don't generate launcher scripts for platform modules
+                continue;
+            }
             String path = "/" + module + "/module-info.class";
             Optional<ResourcePoolEntry> res = imageContent.findEntry(path);
             if (!res.isPresent()) {
                 throw new IOException("module-info.class not found for " + module + " module");
             }