diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/runner/ScalaClassLoader.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/runner/ScalaClassLoader.scala
index bbc028b217c1..3c8c51d8d6b2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/runner/ScalaClassLoader.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/runner/ScalaClassLoader.scala
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ object ScalaClassLoader {
   @sharable private[this] val bootClassLoader: ClassLoader =
     if scala.util.Properties.isJavaAtLeast("9") then
       try
-        MethodHandles.lookup().findStatic(classOf[ClassLoader], "getPlatformClassLoader", MethodType.methodType(classOf[ClassLoader])).invoke().asInstanceOf[ClassLoader]
+        ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader.getParent 
       catch case _: Throwable => null
     else null
 
diff --git a/compiler/test-resources/scripting/sqlDateError.sc b/compiler/test-resources/scripting/sqlDateError.sc
index b9a47d245d1a..ceff98f40cad 100755
--- a/compiler/test-resources/scripting/sqlDateError.sc
+++ b/compiler/test-resources/scripting/sqlDateError.sc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!bin/scala -nosave
+#!bin/scala
 
 def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
   println(new java.sql.Date(100L))