diff --git a/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java b/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java
index db60a3f2adc..7dc425a9a89 100644
--- a/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java
+++ b/closed/src/java.base/share/classes/openj9/internal/security/RestrictedSecurity.java
@@ -685,13 +685,8 @@ private void initProviders() {
                 // Provider with argument (provider name + optional argument).
                 providers.add(pNum - 1, providerName);
 
-                // Remove the provider's optional arguments if there are.
-                pos = providerName.indexOf(' ');
-                providerName = (pos < 0) ? providerName.trim() : providerName.substring(0, pos).trim();
-                // Remove the provider's class package names if there are.
-                pos = providerName.lastIndexOf('.');
-                providerName = (pos < 0) ? providerName : providerName.substring(pos + 1, providerName.length());
-                // Provider without arguments and package names.
+                // Provider name defined in provider construction method.
+                providerName = getProvidersSimpleName(providerName);
                 providersSimpleName.add(pNum - 1, providerName);
             }
 
@@ -957,13 +952,7 @@ boolean isRestrictedProviderAllowed(String providerName) {
                 debug.println("Checking the provider " + providerName + " in restricted security mode.");
             }
 
-            // Remove argument, e.g. -NSS-FIPS, if there is.
-            int pos = providerName.indexOf('-');
-            providerName = (pos < 0) ? providerName : providerName.substring(0, pos);
-
-            // Remove the provider class package name if there is.
-            pos = providerName.lastIndexOf('.');
-            providerName = (pos < 0) ? providerName : providerName.substring(pos + 1, providerName.length());
+            providerName = getProvidersSimpleName(providerName);
 
             // Check if the provider is in restricted security provider list.
             // If not, the provider won't be registered.
@@ -988,6 +977,40 @@ boolean isRestrictedProviderAllowed(String providerName) {
             return false;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Get the provider name defined in provider construction method.
+         *
+         * @param providerName provider name or provider with packages or arguments
+         * @return provider name defined in provider construction method
+         */
+        private static String getProvidersSimpleName(String providerName) {
+            // Remove the provider's optional arguments if present.
+            int pos = providerName.indexOf(' ');
+            providerName = (pos < 0) ? providerName.trim() : providerName.substring(0, pos).trim();
+
+            // Remove argument, e.g. -NSS-FIPS, if present.
+            pos = providerName.indexOf('-');
+            providerName = (pos < 0) ? providerName : providerName.substring(0, pos);
+
+            if (providerName.equals("com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider")) {
+                // In JDK 8, the main class for the SunJSSE provider is
+                // com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider
+                return "SunJSSE";
+            } else if (providerName.equals("sun.security.provider.Sun")) {
+                // In JDK 8, the main class for the SUN provider is sun.security.provider.Sun
+                return "SUN";
+            } else if (providerName.equals("com.sun.security.sasl.Provider")) {
+                // The main class for the SunSASL provider is com.sun.security.sasl.Provider
+                return "SunSASL";
+            } else {
+                // Remove the provider's class package names if present.
+                pos = providerName.lastIndexOf('.');
+                providerName = (pos < 0) ? providerName : providerName.substring(pos + 1);
+                // Provider without arguments and package names.
+                return providerName;
+            }
+        }
+
         /**
          * List audit info of all available RestrictedSecurity profiles.
          */