diff --git a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/AccessControlContext.java b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/AccessControlContext.java
index 245aa87da58..610683a7465 100644
--- a/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/AccessControlContext.java
+++ b/jcl/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/AccessControlContext.java
@@ -376,9 +376,11 @@ public AccessControlContext(ProtectionDomain[] fromContext) {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			this.domainCombiner = parentAcc.domainCombiner;
+			if (parentAcc != null) {
+				this.domainCombiner = parentAcc.domainCombiner;
+				this.nextStackAcc = parentAcc;
+			}
 			this.context = pdArray;
-			this.nextStackAcc = parentAcc;
 		}
 		break;
 	case STATE_NOT_AUTHORIZED: