diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java
index d172b9556c6..05a1848ff61 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java
@@ -3506,12 +3506,13 @@ public boolean isEnum() {
 
     // Fetches the factory for reflective objects
     private static ReflectionFactory getReflectionFactory() {
-        if (reflectionFactory == null) {
-            reflectionFactory =
-                java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged
-                    (new ReflectionFactory.GetReflectionFactoryAction());
+        var factory = reflectionFactory;
+        if (factory != null) {
+            return factory;
         }
-        return reflectionFactory;
+        return reflectionFactory =
+                java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged
+                        (new ReflectionFactory.GetReflectionFactoryAction());
     }
     private static ReflectionFactory reflectionFactory;