diff --git a/openjdkjvmti/deopt_manager.cc b/openjdkjvmti/deopt_manager.cc
index 8bac38a..d456d83 100644
--- a/openjdkjvmti/deopt_manager.cc
+++ b/openjdkjvmti/deopt_manager.cc
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@
         // OnLoad since the runtime hasn't started up sufficiently. This is only expected to happen
         // on userdebug/eng builds.
         LOG(INFO) << "Attempting to start jit for openjdkjvmti plugin.";
+        // Note: use rwx allowed = true, because if this is the system server, we will not be
+        //       allowed to allocate any JIT code cache, anyways.
+        runtime->CreateJitCodeCache(/*rwx_memory_allowed=*/true);
         runtime->CreateJit();
         if (runtime->GetJit() == nullptr) {
           LOG(WARNING) << "Could not start jit for openjdkjvmti plugin. This process might be "