diff --git a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java
index 06b96827948..fdf9236a1c2 100644
--- a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java
+++ b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java
@@ -1118,6 +1118,11 @@ public static void setSecurityManager(final SecurityManager s) {
 	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
 	final SecurityManager currentSecurity = security;
 
+	if ((currentSecurity == null) && (s == null)) {
+		/* Return if the input argument is null and no security manager has been established. */
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*[IF JAVA_SPEC_VERSION > 11]*/
 	if (throwUOEFromSetSM) {
 		/*[MSG "K0B00", "The Security Manager is deprecated and will be removed in a future release"]*/