diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/text/DefaultFormatter.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/text/DefaultFormatter.java
index 5e003b55bcac79afa79be8939d08f788cb8e3771..b67966ab70ad358ebc2cd1f3b0166eec434070bf 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/text/DefaultFormatter.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/text/DefaultFormatter.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
  */
 package javax.swing.text;
 
+import sun.reflect.misc.ConstructorUtil;
+
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.lang.reflect.*;
 import java.text.ParseException;
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ public class DefaultFormatter extends JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter
             Constructor cons;
 
             try {
-                cons = vc.getConstructor(new Class[] { String.class });
+                cons = ConstructorUtil.getConstructor(vc, new Class[]{String.class});
 
             } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
                 cons = null;