diff --git a/scripts/legacy/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh b/scripts/legacy/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh
index 07da0d933b..a1f19eb812 100755
--- a/scripts/legacy/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/legacy/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if ! grep -q '## OpenSearch Performance Analyzer' $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.op
    echo "-Dclk.tck=$CLK_TCK" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
    echo "-Djdk.attach.allowAttachSelf=true" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
    echo "-Djava.security.policy=$OPENSEARCH_HOME/plugins/opensearch-performance-analyzer/pa_config/opensearch_security.policy" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
+   echo "--add-opens=jdk.attach/sun.tools.attach=ALL-UNNAMED" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
 fi
 echo "done plugins"
 
diff --git a/scripts/opensearch-onetime-setup.sh b/scripts/opensearch-onetime-setup.sh
index c2c62e5eae..c275c851eb 100755
--- a/scripts/opensearch-onetime-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/opensearch-onetime-setup.sh
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ if ! grep -q '## OpenDistro Performance Analyzer' $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.op
    echo "-Dclk.tck=$CLK_TCK" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
    echo "-Djdk.attach.allowAttachSelf=true" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
    echo "-Djava.security.policy=$OPENSEARCH_HOME/plugins/$PA_PLUGIN/pa_config/opensearch_security.policy" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
+   echo "--add-opens=jdk.attach/sun.tools.attach=ALL-UNNAMED" >> $OPENSEARCH_HOME/config/jvm.options
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/pkg/build_templates/opensearch/opensearch.rpm.spec b/scripts/pkg/build_templates/opensearch/opensearch.rpm.spec
index 1bb5209282..3065d250cd 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg/build_templates/opensearch/opensearch.rpm.spec
+++ b/scripts/pkg/build_templates/opensearch/opensearch.rpm.spec
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ if ! grep -q '## OpenSearch Performance Analyzer' %{config_dir}/jvm.options; the
    echo "-Dclk.tck=$CLK_TCK" >> %{config_dir}/jvm.options
    echo "-Djdk.attach.allowAttachSelf=true" >> %{config_dir}/jvm.options
    echo "-Djava.security.policy=file:///usr/share/opensearch/plugins/opensearch-performance-analyzer/pa_config/opensearch_security.policy" >> %{config_dir}/jvm.options
+   echo "--add-opens=jdk.attach/sun.tools.attach=ALL-UNNAMED" >> %{config_dir}/jvm.options
 fi
 # Reload systemctl daemon
 if command -v systemctl > /dev/null; then