diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/SVMHost.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/SVMHost.java
index 9d841716122e..c9359e868aa5 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/SVMHost.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/SVMHost.java
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
 import jdk.graal.compiler.phases.common.BoxNodeIdentityPhase;
 import jdk.graal.compiler.phases.common.CanonicalizerPhase;
 import jdk.graal.compiler.virtual.phases.ea.PartialEscapePhase;
+import jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries;
 import jdk.vm.ci.meta.DeoptimizationReason;
 import jdk.vm.ci.meta.JavaConstant;
 import jdk.vm.ci.meta.ResolvedJavaField;
@@ -797,6 +798,8 @@ private void initializeExcludedFields() {
         excludedFields.add(ReflectionUtil.lookupField(VMThreadLocalInfo.class, "sizeSupplier"));
         /* This field cannot be written to (see documentation) */
         excludedFields.add(ReflectionUtil.lookupField(Counter.Group.class, "enabled"));
+        /* This field can contain a reference to a Thread, which is not allowed in the heap */
+        excludedFields.add(ReflectionUtil.lookupField(NativeLibraries.class, "nativeLibraryLockMap"));
     }
 
     @Override