diff --git a/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.cpp b/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.cpp
index 8df954c..76fc6fc 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 const char *PlatformLauncher::OPT_DEFAULT_USERDIR_ROOT = "-Dnetbeans.default_userdir_root=";
 const char *PlatformLauncher::OPT_HEAP_DUMP = "-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError";
 const char *PlatformLauncher::OPT_HEAP_DUMP_PATH = "-XX:HeapDumpPath=";
+const char *PlatformLauncher::OPT_JAVA_SECURITY_MANAGER_ALLOW = "-Djava.security.manager=allow";
 const char *PlatformLauncher::OPT_KEEP_WORKING_SET_ON_MINIMIZE = "-Dsun.awt.keepWorkingSetOnMinimize=true";
 const char *PlatformLauncher::OPT_CLASS_PATH = "-Djava.class.path=";
 const char *PlatformLauncher::OPT_SPLASH = "-splash:";
@@ -568,6 +569,9 @@
     
     option = OPT_KEEP_WORKING_SET_ON_MINIMIZE;
     javaOptions.push_back(option);
+
+    option = OPT_JAVA_SECURITY_MANAGER_ALLOW;
+    javaOptions.push_back(option);
 }
 
 string & PlatformLauncher::constructClassPath(bool runUpdater) {
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.h b/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.h
index 07fe4d8..ac3e7be 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.h
+++ b/src/main/cpp/bootstrap/platformlauncher.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     static const char *OPT_DEFAULT_USERDIR_ROOT;
     static const char *OPT_HEAP_DUMP;
     static const char *OPT_HEAP_DUMP_PATH;
+    static const char *OPT_JAVA_SECURITY_MANAGER_ALLOW;
     static const char *OPT_KEEP_WORKING_SET_ON_MINIMIZE;
     static const char *OPT_CLASS_PATH;
     static const char *OPT_SPLASH;