diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapBuilder.java
index 0b646d49a..e067b2b98 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapBuilder.java
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class ChronicleMapBuilder<K, V> implements Cloneable,
         try {
             xStreamClass =
                     Class.forName("net.openhft.xstream.MapHeaderSerializationXStream");
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | NoClassDefFoundError e) {
             xStreamClass = null;
         }
         if (xStreamClass == null) {