diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/client/config/JettyWebSocketClientConfiguration.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/client/config/JettyWebSocketClientConfiguration.java
index d6751bf8a63..6e7e2a2346b 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/client/config/JettyWebSocketClientConfiguration.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/client/config/JettyWebSocketClientConfiguration.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.client.config;
 
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.Loader;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.AbstractConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.Configuration;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.FragmentConfiguration;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public class JettyWebSocketClientConfiguration extends AbstractConfiguration
     {
         try
         {
-            return JettyWebSocketClientConfiguration.class.getClassLoader().loadClass(classname) != null;
+            return Loader.loadClass(classname) != null;
         }
         catch (Throwable e)
         {
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketConfiguration.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketConfiguration.java
index a9298485aa1..43920f6f6b3 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketConfiguration.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketConfiguration.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.server.config;
 
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.Loader;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.AbstractConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.Configuration;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.FragmentConfiguration;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public class JettyWebSocketConfiguration extends AbstractConfiguration
     {
         try
         {
-            return JettyWebSocketConfiguration.class.getClassLoader().loadClass(classname) != null;
+            return Loader.loadClass(classname) != null;
         }
         catch (Throwable e)
         {