diff --git a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java
index 8ad28c4a595..2eeac24a688 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ public class Object {
         registerNatives();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new object.
+     */
+    public Object() {}
+
     /**
      * Returns the runtime class of this {@code Object}. The returned
      * {@code Class} object is the object that is locked by {@code