diff --git a/openjdk/java/lang/System.java b/openjdk/java/lang/System.java
index 328fde12..c58c364b 100644
--- a/openjdk/java/lang/System.java
+++ b/openjdk/java/lang/System.java
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ public final class System {
 
     private static synchronized
     void setSecurityManager0(final SecurityManager s) {
+        // [IKVM] force sun.misc.Launcher to initialize, because it assumes that it runs without a SecurityManager
+        sun.misc.Launcher.getLauncher();
+
         SecurityManager sm = getSecurityManager();
         if (sm != null) {
             // ask the currently installed security manager if we