--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/test/HotSpotGraalManagementTest.java	Thu Nov 15 21:05:47 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/test/HotSpotGraalManagementTest.java	Thu Nov 15 09:04:07 2018 -0800
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@
 
     public HotSpotGraalManagementTest() {
         try {
+            /* Trigger loading of the management library using the bootstrap class loader. */
+            ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean();
             MBeanServerFactory.findMBeanServer(null);
-        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
+        } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError | NoClassDefFoundError e) {
             throw new AssumptionViolatedException("Management classes/module(s) not available: " + e);
         }
     }