diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gizmo/BytecodeCreatorImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gizmo/BytecodeCreatorImpl.java
index f25c801..d22a367 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gizmo/BytecodeCreatorImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gizmo/BytecodeCreatorImpl.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ private ResultHandle loadClass(final String className, final boolean useTccl) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(className);
         final Class<?> primitiveType = matchPossiblyPrimitive(className);
         if (primitiveType == null) {
-            if (useTccl && !className.startsWith("java.")) {
+            if (useTccl) {
                 if (cachedTccl == null) {
                     ResultHandle currentThread = invokeStaticMethod(THREAD_CURRENT_THREAD);
                     cachedTccl = invokeVirtualMethod(THREAD_GET_TCCL, currentThread);