--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/Toolkit.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/Toolkit.java
@@ -894,7 +894,11 @@
                         return null;
                     }
                 });
-                loadAssistiveTechnologies();
+                try {
+                    loadAssistiveTechnologies();
+                } catch ( AWTError error) {
+                    // ignore silently
+                }
             } finally {
                 // Make sure to always re-enable the JIT.
                 java.lang.Compiler.enable();