Autoupgrade create_home fails with java.lang.Error: Re-link fails on target "javavm_refresh"

Hello everyone,

We are currently testing auto-upgrade and out-of-place patching, and auto-upgrade is aborting with the error message:

[Jun 15, 2026 3:52:04 PM] [INFO]    Log file location: /opt/ora/_gold_image/autoupgrade/log/create_home_1/101/opatch/opatch2026-06-15_15-50-19PM_1.log

[Jun 15, 2026 3:52:04 PM] [INFO]    Stack Description: java.lang.RuntimeException: Re-link fails on target "javavm_refresh".


                                        at oracle.opatch.OPatchSession.runMake(OPatchSession.java:809)

                                        at oracle.opatch.OPatchSession.runMake(OPatchSession.java:699)

                                        at oracle.opatch.MergedPatchObject.invokeConsolidatedMake(MergedPatchObject.java:1905)

                                        at oracle.opatch.opatchutil.NApply.legacy_process(NApply.java:1753)

                                        at oracle.opatch.opatchutil.NApply.legacy_process(NApply.java:375)

                                        at oracle.opatch.opatchutil.NApply.process(NApply.java:355)