diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
index 5f0ed2a6de9..9828a1aadba 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
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  * questions.
  */
+/*
+ * ===========================================================================
+ * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2023, 2023 All Rights Reserved
+ * ===========================================================================
+ */
 
 package java.lang.invoke;
 
@@ -1183,6 +1188,10 @@ public MethodHandle unreflect(Method m) throws IllegalAccessException {
                 MethodHandle mh = unreflectForMH(m);
                 if (mh != null)  return mh;
             }
+
+            MethodHandle mh = MethodHandleResolver.maybeCreateAbstractMethodErrorThrower(m);
+            if (mh != null) return mh;
+
             MemberName method = new MemberName(m);
             byte refKind = method.getReferenceKind();
             if (refKind == REF_invokeSpecial)