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

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--- 1447,1461 ----
              logger.removeHandler(h);
              try {
                  h.close();
              } catch (Exception ex) {
                  // Problems closing a handler?  Keep going...
+             } catch (LinkageError e) {
+                 // ignore LinkageError while shutting down
+                 if (globalHandlersState != STATE_SHUTDOWN) {
+                     throw e;
+                 }
              }
          }
      }
  
      // Private method to reset an individual target logger.