diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/src/internal/ExceptionsConstructor.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/src/internal/ExceptionsConstructor.kt
index 7f26099064..a3d276ffc9 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/src/internal/ExceptionsConstructor.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/src/internal/ExceptionsConstructor.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ internal fun <E : Throwable> tryCopyException(exception: E): E? {
     if (exception is CopyableThrowable<*>) {
         return runCatching { exception.createCopy() as E? }.getOrNull()
     }
-    return WeakMapCtorCache.get(exception.javaClass).invoke(exception) as E?
+    return ClassValueCtorCache.get(exception.javaClass).invoke(exception) as E?
 }
 
 private fun <E : Throwable> createConstructor(clz: Class<E>): Ctor {
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ private object WeakMapCtorCache : CtorCache() {
     }
 }
 
+@IgnoreJreRequirement
 private object ClassValueCtorCache : CtorCache() {
     private val cache = object : ClassValue<Ctor>() {
         override fun computeValue(type: Class<*>?): Ctor {