diff --git a/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c b/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c
index e05067e6ea8..0a8fb01c539 100644
--- a/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c
+++ b/runtime/jcl/common/sun_reflect_ConstantPool.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ getFieldAt(JNIEnv *env, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex, UDATA resolveFlag
 	if (NULL != constantPoolOop) {
 		J9RAMConstantRef *ramConstantRef = NULL;
 		jclass jlClass = NULL;
-		
+
 		vmFunctions->internalEnterVMFromJNI(vmThread);
 		resolveFlags |= (J9_RESOLVE_FLAG_NO_THROW_ON_FAIL | J9_RESOLVE_FLAG_NO_CLASS_INIT | J9_RESOLVE_FLAG_NO_CP_UPDATE);
 retry:
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ Java_sun_reflect_ConstantPool_getMemberRefInfoAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObj
 	jobject nameObject = NULL;
 	jobject signatureObject = NULL;
 	J9VMThread *vmThread = (J9VMThread *) env;
-	J9InternalVMFunctions *vmFunctions = vmThread->javaVM->internalVMFunctions;	
+	J9InternalVMFunctions *vmFunctions = vmThread->javaVM->internalVMFunctions;
 	J9MemoryManagerFunctions *gcFunctions = vmThread->javaVM->memoryManagerFunctions;
 	SunReflectCPResult result = NULL_POINTER_EXCEPTION;
 
@@ -834,6 +834,12 @@ Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getTagAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObje
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void JNICALL
+Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_registerNatives(JNIEnv *env, jclass unused)
+{
+	registerJdkInternalReflectConstantPoolNatives(env);
+}
+
 /**
  * Registers natives for jdk.internal.reflect.ConstantPool.
  *
@@ -842,6 +848,8 @@ Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getTagAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObje
 jint
 registerJdkInternalReflectConstantPoolNatives(JNIEnv *env) {
 	jint result = 0;
+	J9JavaVM *vm = ((J9VMThread *)env)->javaVM;
+
 	JNINativeMethod natives[] = {
 		{
 			(char*)"getSize0",
@@ -919,6 +927,12 @@ registerJdkInternalReflectConstantPoolNatives(JNIEnv *env) {
 	/* jdk.internal.reflect.ConstantPool is currently cached in CLS_sun_reflect_ConstantPool */
 	jclass jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool = JCL_CACHE_GET(env, CLS_sun_reflect_ConstantPool);
 
+	/* This is temporary code, will be removed in the future. */
+	if (J9_ARE_ANY_BITS_SET(vm->extendedRuntimeFlags2, J9_EXTENDED_RUNTIME2_REFLECT_CONSTANTPOOL_REGISTER_NATIVES_CALLED)) {
+		goto _end;
+	}
+	vm->extendedRuntimeFlags2 |= J9_EXTENDED_RUNTIME2_REFLECT_CONSTANTPOOL_REGISTER_NATIVES_CALLED;
+
 	if (NULL == jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool) {
 		BOOLEAN rc = initializeSunReflectConstantPoolIDCache(env);
 
diff --git a/runtime/jcl/exports.cmake b/runtime/jcl/exports.cmake
index 24c28e8c491..73a910ab9dd 100644
--- a/runtime/jcl/exports.cmake
+++ b/runtime/jcl/exports.cmake
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ if(NOT JAVA_SPEC_VERSION LESS 9)
 		Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefIndexAt0
 		Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefInfoAt0
 		Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getTagAt0
+		Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_registerNatives
 	)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/runtime/jcl/uma/se9_exports.xml b/runtime/jcl/uma/se9_exports.xml
index a33c6a18c9d..3c301808b00 100644
--- a/runtime/jcl/uma/se9_exports.xml
+++ b/runtime/jcl/uma/se9_exports.xml
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-<!-- 
+<!--
 	Copyright IBM Corp. and others 2016
-	
+
 	This program and the accompanying materials are made available under
 	the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which accompanies this
 	distribution and is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 	or the Apache License, Version 2.0 which accompanies this distribution and
 	is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-	
+
 	This Source Code may also be made available under the following
 	Secondary Licenses when the conditions for such availability set
 	forth in the Eclipse Public License, v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU
 	General Public License, version 2 with the GNU Classpath
 	Exception [1] and GNU General Public License, version 2 with the
 	OpenJDK Assembly Exception [2].
-	
+
 	[1] https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html
 	[2] https://openjdk.org/legal/assembly-exception.html
 
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 	<export name="Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefIndexAt0" />
 	<export name="Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefInfoAt0" />
 	<export name="Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getTagAt0" />
+	<export name="Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_registerNatives" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_StackWalker_walkWrapperImpl" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_StackWalker_getImpl" />
 	<export name="Java_java_lang_invoke_MethodHandles_findNativeAddress">
diff --git a/runtime/oti/j9consts.h b/runtime/oti/j9consts.h
index e86b2bf18dc..113316ed73e 100644
--- a/runtime/oti/j9consts.h
+++ b/runtime/oti/j9consts.h
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define J9_EXTENDED_RUNTIME2_USE_CONTAINER_SUPPORT 0x200000
 #define J9_EXTENDED_RUNTIME2_SHOW_CARRIER_FRAMES 0x400000
 #define J9_EXTENDED_RUNTIME2_CRIU_SINGLE_THROW_BLOCKING_EXCEPTIONS 0x800000
+#define J9_EXTENDED_RUNTIME2_REFLECT_CONSTANTPOOL_REGISTER_NATIVES_CALLED 0x1000000
 
 #define J9_OBJECT_HEADER_AGE_DEFAULT 0xA /* OBJECT_HEADER_AGE_DEFAULT */
 #define J9_OBJECT_HEADER_SHAPE_MASK 0xE /* OBJECT_HEADER_SHAPE_MASK */
diff --git a/runtime/oti/jclprots.h b/runtime/oti/jclprots.h
index f39875fe757..d311c60ea2e 100644
--- a/runtime/oti/jclprots.h
+++ b/runtime/oti/jclprots.h
@@ -1092,6 +1092,7 @@ jint JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getClassRefIndexAt0(JNIEnv *
 jint JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefIndexAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
 jobject JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getNameAndTypeRefInfoAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
 jbyte JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_getTagAt0(JNIEnv *env, jobject unusedObject, jobject constantPoolOop, jint cpIndex);
+void JNICALL Java_jdk_internal_reflect_ConstantPool_registerNatives(JNIEnv *env, jclass unused);
 jint registerJdkInternalReflectConstantPoolNatives(JNIEnv *env);
 
 /* java_lang_Access.c */