diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main23/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/Java23ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main23/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/Java23ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java
index a4d00ec413e0a..917e441f19f6d 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main23/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/Java23ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main23/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/Java23ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bridge.Java23EntitlementChecker;
 
 public class Java23ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker extends ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker implements Java23EntitlementChecker {
+
+    public Java23ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker(PolicyManager policyManager) {
+        super(policyManager);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void checkSystemExit(Class<?> callerClass, int status) {
         // TODO: this is just an example, we shouldn't really override a method implemented in the superclass