diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/cli/SafeRestartCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/cli/SafeRestartCommand.java
index 54c624bbba27..4c1a8009e44d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/cli/SafeRestartCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/cli/SafeRestartCommand.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.kohsuke.accmod.Restricted;
 import org.kohsuke.accmod.restrictions.NoExternalUse;
 import org.kohsuke.args4j.Option;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest2;
 
 /**
  * Safe Restart Jenkins - do not accept any new jobs and try to pause existing.
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public String getShortDescription() {
 
     @Override
     protected int run() throws Exception {
-        Jenkins.get().doSafeRestart(null, message);
+        Jenkins.get().doSafeRestart((StaplerRequest2) null, message);
         return 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Jenkins.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Jenkins.java
index 705044cd8fa0..d3257fb42e09 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Jenkins.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/Jenkins.java
@@ -4665,7 +4665,7 @@ public HttpResponse doSafeRestart(StaplerRequest req) throws IOException, Servle
     /**
      * Queues up a safe restart of Jenkins. Jobs have to finish or pause before it can proceed. No new jobs are accepted.
      *
-     * @since 2.414
+     * @since 2.475
      */
     public HttpResponse doSafeRestart(StaplerRequest2 req, @QueryParameter("message") String message) throws IOException, ServletException, RestartNotSupportedException {
         checkPermission(MANAGE);
@@ -4684,6 +4684,20 @@ public HttpResponse doSafeRestart(StaplerRequest2 req, @QueryParameter("message"
         return HttpResponses.redirectToDot();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link #doSafeRestart(StaplerRequest2, String)}
+     * @since 2.414
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    @StaplerNotDispatchable
+    public HttpResponse doSafeRestart(StaplerRequest req, @QueryParameter("message") String message) throws IOException, javax.servlet.ServletException, RestartNotSupportedException {
+        try {
+            return doSafeRestart(StaplerRequest.toStaplerRequest2(req), message);
+        } catch (ServletException e) {
+            throw ServletExceptionWrapper.fromJakartaServletException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static Lifecycle restartableLifecycle() throws RestartNotSupportedException {
         if (Main.isUnitTest) {
             throw new RestartNotSupportedException("Restarting the controller JVM is not supported in JenkinsRule-based tests");