diff --git a/common.json b/common.json
index 4fe2b1787db0..e08d46e2ecc3 100644
--- a/common.json
+++ b/common.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   "COMMENT.jdks": "When adding or removing JDKs keep in sync with JDKs in ci/common.jsonnet",
   "jdks": {
-    "galahad-jdk":        {"name": "jpg-jdk",   "version": "24",      "build_id": "jdk-24+24-2921", "platformspecific": true, "extrabundles": ["static-libs"]},
+    "galahad-jdk":        {"name": "jpg-jdk",   "version": "24",      "build_id": "jdk-24+24-2950", "platformspecific": true, "extrabundles": ["static-libs"]},
 
     "oraclejdk17":        {"name": "jpg-jdk",   "version": "17.0.7",  "build_id": "jdk-17.0.7+8", "platformspecific": true, "extrabundles": ["static-libs"]},
     "labsjdk-ce-17":      {"name": "labsjdk",   "version": "ce-17.0.7+4-jvmci-23.1-b02", "platformspecific": true },
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/thread/Target_java_lang_Thread.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/thread/Target_java_lang_Thread.java
index 7f8886f30ce9..26385ae097cf 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/thread/Target_java_lang_Thread.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/thread/Target_java_lang_Thread.java
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.JDKUtils;
-import jdk.graal.compiler.serviceprovider.JavaVersionUtil;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.IsolateThread;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Platforms;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.impl.InternalPlatform;
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@
 
 import jdk.graal.compiler.api.directives.GraalDirectives;
 import jdk.graal.compiler.replacements.ReplacementsUtil;
+import jdk.graal.compiler.serviceprovider.JavaVersionUtil;
 
 @TargetClass(Thread.class)
 @SuppressWarnings({"unused"})
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ public final class Target_java_lang_Thread {
      */
     @Alias //
     @RecomputeFieldValue(kind = RecomputeFieldValue.Kind.Reset) //
-    @TargetElement(onlyWith = JDK21OrEarlier.class)
+    @TargetElement(onlyWith = JDK21OrEarlier.class) //
     public AccessControlContext inheritedAccessControlContext;
 
     @Alias //
@@ -218,6 +217,7 @@ void setCurrentThread(Thread thread) {
     @Substitute
     @SuppressWarnings({"unused"})
     @Platforms(InternalPlatform.NATIVE_ONLY.class)
+    @TargetElement(onlyWith = JDK21OrEarlier.class)
     private Target_java_lang_Thread(
                     ThreadGroup g,
                     String name,
@@ -237,6 +237,27 @@ private Target_java_lang_Thread(
         this.scopedValueBindings = NEW_THREAD_BINDINGS;
     }
 
+    @Substitute
+    @Platforms(InternalPlatform.NATIVE_ONLY.class)
+    @TargetElement(onlyWith = JDKLatest.class)
+    private Target_java_lang_Thread(
+                    ThreadGroup g,
+                    String name,
+                    int characteristics,
+                    Runnable target,
+                    long stackSize) {
+        /* Non-0 instance field initialization. */
+        this.interruptLock = new Object();
+        /* Injected Target_java_lang_Thread instance field initialization. */
+        this.threadData = new ThreadData();
+
+        String nameLocal = (name != null) ? name : genThreadName();
+        boolean inheritThreadLocals = (characteristics & NO_INHERIT_THREAD_LOCALS) == 0;
+        JavaThreads.initializeNewThread(this, g, target, nameLocal, stackSize, null, inheritThreadLocals);
+
+        this.scopedValueBindings = NEW_THREAD_BINDINGS;
+    }
+
     @Substitute
     static String genThreadName() {
         int threadNum = JavaThreads.JavaThreadNumberSingleton.singleton().threadInitNumber.incrementAndGet();
@@ -543,7 +564,7 @@ boolean isTerminated() {
 final class Target_java_lang_Thread_Constants {
     // Checkstyle: stop
     @SuppressWarnings("removal") //
-    @TargetElement(onlyWith = JDK21OrEarlier.class)
+    @TargetElement(onlyWith = JDK21OrEarlier.class) //
     @Alias static AccessControlContext NO_PERMISSIONS_ACC;
 
     @Alias static ThreadGroup VTHREAD_GROUP;