diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.commands/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/commands/util/Util.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.commands/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/commands/util/Util.java
index 42c748b5f06..52710ca8258 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.commands/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/commands/util/Util.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.commands/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/commands/util/Util.java
@@ -255,14 +255,16 @@ public static final String getHelpContextId(Command command) {
 
 		String contextId = null;
 		if (method != null) {
-			boolean accessible = method.isAccessible();
-			method.setAccessible(true);
-			try {
-				contextId = (String) method.invoke(command);
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				// do nothing
+			boolean accessible = method.canAccess(command);
+			if (method.trySetAccessible()) {
+				try {
+					contextId = (String) method.invoke(command);
+				} catch (Exception ignored) {
+					// do nothing
+				} finally {
+					method.setAccessible(accessible);
+				}
 			}
-			method.setAccessible(accessible);
 		}
 		return contextId;
 	}
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/CTabRendering.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/CTabRendering.java
index f562024aaff..d280e10502d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/CTabRendering.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/CTabRendering.java
@@ -1254,14 +1254,15 @@ public ReflectionSupport(T instance) {
 		protected Object getFieldValue(Field field) {
 			Object value = null;
 			if (field != null) {
-				boolean accessible = field.isAccessible();
-				try {
-					field.setAccessible(true);
-					value = field.get(instance);
-				} catch (Exception exc) {
-					// do nothing
-				} finally {
-					field.setAccessible(accessible);
+				boolean accessible = field.canAccess(instance);
+				if (field.trySetAccessible()) {
+					try {
+						value = field.get(instance);
+					} catch (Exception ignored) {
+						// do nothing
+					} finally {
+						field.setAccessible(accessible);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			return value;