diff --git a/org.jacoco.agent.rt/src/org/jacoco/agent/rt/internal/PreMain.java b/org.jacoco.agent.rt/src/org/jacoco/agent/rt/internal/PreMain.java
index daa00e0a..95cf1d53 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.agent.rt/src/org/jacoco/agent/rt/internal/PreMain.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.agent.rt/src/org/jacoco/agent/rt/internal/PreMain.java
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ public final class PreMain {
 	private static IRuntime createRuntime(final Instrumentation inst)
 			throws Exception {
 
-		if (redefineJavaBaseModule(inst)) {
-			return new InjectedClassRuntime(Object.class, "$JaCoCo");
-		}
+		// TODO(crbug/1452152): InjectedClassRuntime doesn't work well with
+		// Nougat.
+		// Uncomment once Nougat is phased out and Oreo+ is brought in.
+		// if (redefineJavaBaseModule(inst)) {
+		// return new InjectedClassRuntime(Object.class, "$JaCoCo");
+		// }
 
 		return ModifiedSystemClassRuntime.createFor(inst,
 				"java/lang/UnknownError");