diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor.java
index c11ab094bde..83c469fc336 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor.java
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ public Object[] invoke(Object matchCandidate)
         String underlyingName = mangle(this.getDeclaringClass(), Arrays.stream(getPatternBindings()).map(pb -> pb.getType()).toArray(Class[]::new));
 
         try {
-            Method method = this.getDeclaringClass().getMethod(underlyingName, matchCandidate.getClass());
-
+            Method method = this.getDeclaringClass().getDeclaredMethod(underlyingName, matchCandidate.getClass());
+            method.setAccessible(override);
             Object carrier = method.invoke(matchCandidate, matchCandidate);
 
             Class<?>[] bindingClasses = Arrays.stream(this.getPatternBindings()).map(d -> d.getType()).toArray(Class[]::new);
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor/SimpleDeconstructorsTest.java b/test/jdk/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor/SimpleDeconstructorsTest.java
index 923e5f6a858..37a1dbe3673 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor/SimpleDeconstructorsTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/lang/reflect/Deconstructor/SimpleDeconstructorsTest.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
  * @test
  * @summary SimpleDeconstructorsTest
  * @enablePreview
- * @compile --enable-preview --source ${jdk.version} -parameters SimpleDeconstructorsTest.java
  * @run main/othervm --enable-preview SimpleDeconstructorsTest
  */
 
@@ -191,14 +190,16 @@ public static class Bug {
         public Bug(int i) {
             this.i = i;
         }
-        public pattern Bug(int i) {
+        private pattern Bug(int i) {
             match Bug(this.i);
         }
     }
 
     public static void testGetDeclaredDeconstructors_bug3() throws IllegalAccessException {
         var b = new Bug(2);
-        var x = Bug.class.getDeclaredDeconstructors()[0].invoke(b);
+        Deconstructor<?> declaredDeconstructor = Bug.class.getDeclaredDeconstructors()[0];
+        declaredDeconstructor.setAccessible(true);
+        var x = declaredDeconstructor.invoke(b);
         assertEquals(x[0], 2);
     }