diff --git a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala
index a07ec165f3fcb..7637c3c7a3b96 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala
@@ -202,11 +202,12 @@ private[hive] class HiveClientImpl(
 
   private def getHive(conf: HiveConf): Hive = {
     try {
-      Hive.getWithoutRegisterFns(conf)
+      classOf[Hive].getMethod("getWithoutRegisterFns", classOf[HiveConf])
+        .invoke(null, conf).asInstanceOf[Hive]
     } catch {
       // SPARK-37069: not all Hive versions have the above method (e.g., Hive 2.3.9 has it but
       // 2.3.8 don't), therefore here we fallback when encountering the exception.
-      case _: NoSuchMethodError =>
+      case _: NoSuchMethodException =>
         Hive.get(conf)
     }
   }