diff --git a/runtime/class_linker.cc b/runtime/class_linker.cc
index 18def2d..1e7ee65 100644
--- a/runtime/class_linker.cc
+++ b/runtime/class_linker.cc
@@ -7760,12 +7760,11 @@
 void ClassLinker::InsertDexFileInToClassLoader(mirror::Object* dex_file,
                                                mirror::ClassLoader* class_loader) {
   DCHECK(dex_file != nullptr);
-  DCHECK(class_loader != nullptr);
   Thread* const self = Thread::Current();
   WriterMutexLock mu(self, *Locks::classlinker_classes_lock_);
-  ClassTable* const table = class_loader->GetClassTable();
+  ClassTable* const table = ClassTableForClassLoader(class_loader);
   DCHECK(table != nullptr);
-  if (table->InsertDexFile(dex_file)) {
+  if (table->InsertDexFile(dex_file) && class_loader != nullptr) {
     // It was not already inserted, perform the write barrier to let the GC know the class loader's
     // class table was modified.
     Runtime::Current()->GetHeap()->WriteBarrierEveryFieldOf(class_loader);