diff --git a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
index 35770e0d477..8fddd654583 100644
--- a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
+++ b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
@@ -746,6 +746,8 @@ private static String getModuleName(Module module) {
 		 * @param targetClass Class which the referring class is accessing
 		 * @throws IllegalAccessException if the targetClass is not visible
 		 */
+
+		/*[IF Sidecar19-SE-OpenJ9]*/
 		static void checkClassModuleVisibility(int accessMode, Module accessModule, Class<?> targetClass) throws IllegalAccessException {
 			if (INTERNAL_PRIVILEGED != accessMode) {
 				Module targetModule = targetClass.getModule();
@@ -777,7 +779,34 @@ private static IllegalAccessException throwIllegalAccessException(Module accessM
 			/*[MSG "K0679", "Module '{0}' no access to: package '{1}' because module '{0}' can't read module '{2}'"]*/
 			throw new IllegalAccessException(Msg.getString(msgId, getModuleName(accessModule), targetClassPackageName, getModuleName(targetModule)));
 		}
-		
+		/*[ELSE] 
+		static void checkClassModuleVisibility(int accessMode, Module accessModule, Class<?> targetClass) throws IllegalAccessException {
+
+			if (INTERNAL_PRIVILEGED != accessMode) {
+				Module targetModule = targetClass.getModule();
+				String targetClassPackageName = targetClass.getPackageName();
+				if ((UNCONDITIONAL & accessMode) == UNCONDITIONAL) {
+					/* publicLookup objects can see all unconditionally exported packages. */
+					if (!targetModule.isExported(targetClassPackageName)) {
+						/*[MSG "K0676", "Module '{0}' no access to: package '{1}' which is not exported by module '{2}'"]*/
+						throw new IllegalAccessException(Msg.getString("K0587", getModuleName(accessModule), targetClassPackageName, getModuleName(targetModule))); //$NON-NLS-1$
+					}
+				} else if (!(
+					Objects.equals(accessModule, targetModule)
+					|| (targetModule.isExported(targetClassPackageName, accessModule) && accessModule.canRead(targetModule)))
+				) {
+					if (!targetModule.isExported(targetClassPackageName, accessModule)) {
+						/*[MSG "K0677", "Module '{0}' no access to: package '{1}' which is not exported by module '{2}' to module '{0}'"]*/
+						throw new IllegalAccessException(Msg.getString("K0677", getModuleName(accessModule), targetClassPackageName, getModuleName(targetModule))); //$NON-NLS-1$
+					}
+					// here accessModule.canRead(targetModule) must be false
+					/*[MSG "K0679", "Module '{0}' no access to: package '{1}' because module '{0}' can't read module '{2}'"]*/
+					throw new IllegalAccessException(Msg.getString("K0679", getModuleName(accessModule), targetClassPackageName, getModuleName(targetModule))); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		/*[ENDIF]*/  /* Sidecar19-SE-OpenJ9 */
 		/*[ENDIF]*/
 
 		/*[IF Panama]*/