diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/HijrahChronologyFeature.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/HijrahChronologyFeature.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b40ad91ce525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/HijrahChronologyFeature.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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+ * person obtaining a copy of this software, associated documentation and/or
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+package com.oracle.svm.core.jdk;
+
+import org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.RuntimeResourceAccess;
+
+import com.oracle.svm.core.feature.AutomaticallyRegisteredFeature;
+import com.oracle.svm.core.feature.InternalFeature;
+
+@AutomaticallyRegisteredFeature
+public class HijrahChronologyFeature implements InternalFeature {
+    @Override
+    public void beforeAnalysis(BeforeAnalysisAccess access) {
+        access.registerReachabilityHandler((e) -> RuntimeResourceAccess.addResource(Class.class.getModule(),
+                "java/time/chrono/hijrah-config-Hijrah-umalqura_islamic-umalqura.properties"), access.findClassByName("java.time.chrono.HijrahChronology"));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/jdk/JDKInitializationFeature.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/jdk/JDKInitializationFeature.java
index 2b7938a3d48d..87fad4df64b0 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/jdk/JDKInitializationFeature.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/jdk/JDKInitializationFeature.java
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public void afterRegistration(AfterRegistrationAccess access) {
         rci.initializeAtBuildTime("java.nio", JDK_CLASS_REASON);
         rci.initializeAtBuildTime("java.text", JDK_CLASS_REASON);
         rci.initializeAtBuildTime("java.time", JDK_CLASS_REASON);
-        rci.initializeAtRunTime("java.time.chrono.HijrahChronology", "Reads java.home in class initializer.");
         rci.initializeAtBuildTime("java.util", JDK_CLASS_REASON);
         rci.initializeAtRunTime("java.util.concurrent.SubmissionPublisher", "Executor service must be recomputed");