--- old/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	2017-06-30 10:07:20.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	2017-06-30 10:07:20.000000000 -0700
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@
   //
   // See Linux man page execstack(8) for more info.
   if (os::uses_stack_guard_pages() && !os::Linux::_stack_is_executable) {
-    ElfFile ef(filename);
+    ElfFile ef(filename, false /* load_tables */);
     if (!ef.specifies_noexecstack()) {
       if (!is_init_completed()) {
         os::Linux::_stack_is_executable = true;