diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ConsoleMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ConsoleMojo.java
index 49da7cf0..67d4f096 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ConsoleMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ConsoleMojo.java
@@ -86,10 +86,15 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         }
 
         if (groovyVersionSupportsAction()) {
-            final SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
+            final SecurityManager defaultSecurityManager = System.getSecurityManager();
             try {
                 if (!allowSystemExits) {
-                    System.setSecurityManager(new NoExitSecurityManager());
+                    getLog().warn("JEP 411 deprecated Security Manager in Java 17 for removal. Therefore `allowSystemExits` is also deprecated for removal.");
+                    try {
+                        System.setSecurityManager(new NoExitSecurityManager());
+                    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+                        getLog().warn("Attempted to use Security Manager in a JVM where it's disabled by default. You might try `-Djava.security.manager=disallow` to override this.");
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // get classes we need with reflection
@@ -129,7 +134,11 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
                 throw new MojoExecutionException("Error occurred while instantiating a Groovy class from classpath.", e);
             } finally {
                 if (!allowSystemExits) {
-                    System.setSecurityManager(sm);
+                    try {
+                        System.setSecurityManager(defaultSecurityManager);
+                    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+                        getLog().warn("Attempted to use Security Manager in a JVM where it's disabled by default. You might try `-Djava.security.manager=disallow` to override this.");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ExecuteMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ExecuteMojo.java
index 976b2618..8052c46c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ExecuteMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ExecuteMojo.java
@@ -137,10 +137,15 @@ protected synchronized void doExecute() throws MojoExecutionException {
         }
 
         if (groovyVersionSupportsAction()) {
-            final SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
+            final SecurityManager defaultSecurityManager = System.getSecurityManager();
             try {
                 if (!allowSystemExits) {
-                    System.setSecurityManager(new NoExitSecurityManager());
+                    getLog().warn("JEP 411 deprecated Security Manager in Java 17 for removal. Therefore `allowSystemExits` is also deprecated for removal.");
+                    try {
+                        System.setSecurityManager(new NoExitSecurityManager());
+                    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+                        getLog().warn("Attempted to use Security Manager in a JVM where it's disabled by default. You might try `-Djava.security.manager=disallow` to override this.");
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // get classes we need with reflection
@@ -161,7 +166,11 @@ protected synchronized void doExecute() throws MojoExecutionException {
                 throw new MojoExecutionException("Unable to access a method on a Groovy class from classpath.", e);
             } finally {
                 if (!allowSystemExits) {
-                    System.setSecurityManager(sm);
+                    try {
+                        System.setSecurityManager(defaultSecurityManager);
+                    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+                        getLog().warn("Attempted to use Security Manager in a JVM where it's disabled by default. You might try `-Djava.security.manager=disallow` to override this.");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ShellMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ShellMojo.java
index 112bf639..09941193 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ShellMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmavenplus/mojo/ShellMojo.java
@@ -91,10 +91,15 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
         }
 
         if (groovyVersionSupportsAction()) {
-            final SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
+            final SecurityManager defaultSecurityManager = System.getSecurityManager();
             try {
                 if (!allowSystemExits) {
-                    System.setSecurityManager(new NoExitSecurityManager());
+                    getLog().warn("JEP 411 deprecated Security Manager in Java 17 for removal. Therefore `allowSystemExits` is also deprecated for removal.");
+                    try {
+                        System.setSecurityManager(new NoExitSecurityManager());
+                    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+                        getLog().warn("Attempted to use Security Manager in a JVM where it's disabled by default. You might try `-Djava.security.manager=disallow` to override this.");
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // get classes we need with reflection
@@ -123,7 +128,11 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
                 throw new MojoExecutionException("Error occurred while instantiating a Groovy class from classpath.", e);
             } finally {
                 if (!allowSystemExits) {
-                    System.setSecurityManager(sm);
+                    try {
+                        System.setSecurityManager(defaultSecurityManager);
+                    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+                        getLog().warn("Attempted to use Security Manager in a JVM where it's disabled by default. You might try `-Djava.security.manager=disallow` to override this.");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } else {