diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/jmx/SigarInvokerJMX.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/jmx/SigarInvokerJMX.java
index 22675964..5b426151 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/jmx/SigarInvokerJMX.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/jmx/SigarInvokerJMX.java
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@
 
 package org.hyperic.sigar.jmx;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
+import org.hyperic.sigar.Sigar;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarException;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarInvoker;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarNotImplementedException;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarProxy;
+import org.hyperic.sigar.SigarProxyCache;
 import org.hyperic.sigar.util.ReferenceMap;
 
 /**
@@ -61,6 +64,10 @@ public class SigarInvokerJMX extends SigarInvoker {
 
         SigarInvokerJMX invoker;
 
+        if (!(proxy instanceof InvocationHandler) && (proxy instanceof Sigar)) {
+            proxy = SigarProxyCache.newInstance((Sigar)proxy);
+        }
+
         int ix = name.indexOf(":");
         if (ix > 0) {
             //skip domain name