diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/Groups.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/Groups.java
index 32660c2268..596259a726 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/Groups.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/Groups.java
@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ public Groups(Configuration conf) {
   }
 
   public Groups(Configuration conf, final Timer timer) {
-    impl = 
-      ReflectionUtils.newInstance(
-          conf.getClass(CommonConfigurationKeys.HADOOP_SECURITY_GROUP_MAPPING, 
-                        ShellBasedUnixGroupsMapping.class, 
-                        GroupMappingServiceProvider.class), 
-          conf);
+    impl = ReflectionUtils.newInstance(
+        conf.getClass(CommonConfigurationKeys.HADOOP_SECURITY_GROUP_MAPPING,
+            JniBasedUnixGroupsMappingWithFallback.class,
+            GroupMappingServiceProvider.class),
+        conf);
 
     cacheTimeout = 
       conf.getLong(CommonConfigurationKeys.HADOOP_SECURITY_GROUPS_CACHE_SECS,