diff --git a/java/bench/spark/src/java/org/apache/orc/bench/spark/SparkBenchmark.java b/java/bench/spark/src/java/org/apache/orc/bench/spark/SparkBenchmark.java
index b390843..86e65ae 100644
--- a/java/bench/spark/src/java/org/apache/orc/bench/spark/SparkBenchmark.java
+++ b/java/bench/spark/src/java/org/apache/orc/bench/spark/SparkBenchmark.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
 @BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
 @OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.MICROSECONDS)
 @AutoService(OrcBenchmark.class)
-@Fork(jvmArgsAppend = "--add-opens=java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED")
+@Fork(jvmArgsAppend = {"--add-opens=java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED",
+    "--add-opens=java.base/sun.util.calendar=ALL-UNNAMED"})
 public class SparkBenchmark implements OrcBenchmark {
 
   private static final Path root = Utilities.getBenchmarkRoot();