diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
index 5b2a6bbce..1c653a288 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ private final static void versionSanityCheck() {
                                 + Arrays.asList(API_COMPATIBILITY_LIST).toString());
                 Util.report("See " + VERSION_MISMATCH + " for further details.");
             }
-        } catch (java.lang.NoSuchFieldError nsfe) {
+        } catch (java.lang.NoSuchFieldError | java.lang.AbstractMethodError unsupported) {
             // given our large user base and SLF4J's commitment to backward
             // compatibility, we cannot cry here. Only for implementations
             // which willingly declare a REQUESTED_API_VERSION field do we