diff --git a/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py b/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py
index b477cf8b9fc97..733c98f4fe31e 100644
--- a/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py
+++ b/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def svm_experimental_options(experimental_options):
     dir_name='polyglot',
     launcher_configs=[mx_sdk_vm.LauncherConfig(
         destination='bin/<exe:polyglot>',
-        jar_distributions=['sdk:LAUNCHER_COMMON'],
+        jar_distributions=['sdk:LAUNCHER_COMMON', 'truffle:TRUFFLE_API'],
         main_class='org.graalvm.launcher.PolyglotLauncher',
         build_args=[
             '--features=org.graalvm.launcher.PolyglotLauncherFeature',
@@ -2183,13 +2183,9 @@ def _get_extra_jvm_args():
             extra_jvm_args = mx.list_to_cmd_line(image_config.extra_jvm_args)
             if not _jlink_libraries():
                 if mx.is_windows():
-                    extra_jvm_args = ' '.join([extra_jvm_args, r'--upgrade-module-path "%location%\..\..\jvmci\graal.jar"',
-                                               r'--add-modules org.graalvm.polyglot',
-                                               r'--module-path "%location%\..\..\truffle\truffle-api.jar:%location%\..\..\jvmci\polyglot.jar"'])
+                    extra_jvm_args = ' '.join([extra_jvm_args, r'--upgrade-module-path "%location%\..\..\jvmci\graal.jar"'])
                 else:
-                    extra_jvm_args = ' '.join([extra_jvm_args, '--upgrade-module-path "${location}/../../jvmci/graal.jar"',
-                                               '--add-modules org.graalvm.polyglot',
-                                               '--module-path "${location}/../../truffle/truffle-api.jar:${location}/../../jvmci/polyglot.jar"'])
+                    extra_jvm_args = ' '.join([extra_jvm_args, '--upgrade-module-path "${location}/../../jvmci/graal.jar"'])
             return extra_jvm_args
 
         def _get_option_vars():
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.driver/src/com/oracle/svm/driver/NativeImage.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.driver/src/com/oracle/svm/driver/NativeImage.java
index 8365c09ee41dd..1c0d6aea01e84 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.driver/src/com/oracle/svm/driver/NativeImage.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.driver/src/com/oracle/svm/driver/NativeImage.java
@@ -570,17 +570,27 @@ public List<Path> getBuilderModulePath() {
         }
 
         private List<Path> createTruffleBuilderModulePath() {
-            List<Path> jars = getJars(rootDir.resolve(Paths.get("lib", "truffle")), "truffle-api", "truffle-runtime", "truffle-enterprise");
+            Path libTruffleDir = rootDir.resolve(Paths.get("lib", "truffle"));
+            List<Path> jars = getJars(libTruffleDir, "truffle-api", "truffle-runtime", "truffle-enterprise");
             if (!jars.isEmpty()) {
                 /*
                  * If Truffle is installed as part of the JDK we always add the builder modules of
                  * Truffle to the builder module path. This is legacy support and should in the
                  * future no longer be needed.
                  */
-                jars.addAll(getJars(rootDir.resolve(Paths.get("lib", "truffle")), "truffle-compiler"));
+                jars.addAll(getJars(libTruffleDir, "truffle-compiler"));
                 Path builderPath = rootDir.resolve(Paths.get("lib", "truffle", "builder"));
                 if (Files.exists(builderPath)) {
                     jars.addAll(getJars(builderPath, "truffle-runtime-svm", "truffle-enterprise-svm"));
+                    if (libJvmciDir != null) {
+                        // truffle-runtime-svm depends on polyglot, which is not part of non-jlinked
+                        // JDKs
+                        jars.addAll(getJars(libJvmciDir, "polyglot"));
+                    }
+                }
+                if (libJvmciDir != null) {
+                    // truffle-runtime depends on polyglot, which is not part of non-jlinked JDKs
+                    jars.addAll(getJars(libTruffleDir, "jniutils"));
                 }
             }
             /*
@@ -588,7 +598,7 @@ private List<Path> createTruffleBuilderModulePath() {
              * image builder still needs it
              */
             if (libJvmciDir != null) {
-                jars.addAll(getJars(rootDir.resolve(Paths.get("lib", "truffle")), "truffle-compiler"));
+                jars.addAll(getJars(libTruffleDir, "truffle-compiler"));
             }
 
             return jars;