Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/enums/EnumSetConverter.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/enums/EnumSetConverter.java	(revision 1647)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/enums/EnumSetConverter.java	(working copy)
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@
  */
 public class EnumSetConverter implements Converter {
 
-    private final static Field typeField;
-    static {
+    private static Field typeField;
+    private static void doLazyStaticInit() {
+        if (typeField != null) {
+            return;
+        }
         // field name is "elementType" in Sun JDK, but different in Harmony 
         Field assumedTypeField = null;
         Field[] fields = EnumSet.class.getDeclaredFields();
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@
     }
 
     public void marshal(Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         EnumSet set = (EnumSet) source;
         Class enumTypeForSet = (Class) Fields.read(typeField, set);
         String attributeName = mapper.aliasForSystemAttribute("enum-type");
Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/enums/EnumMapConverter.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/enums/EnumMapConverter.java	(revision 1647)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/enums/EnumMapConverter.java	(working copy)
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
  */
 public class EnumMapConverter extends MapConverter {
 
-    private final static Field typeField;
-    static {
+    private static Field typeField;
+    private static void doLazyStaticInit() {
+        if (typeField != null) {
+            return;
+        }
         // field name is "keyType" in Sun JDK, but different in IKVM 
         Field assumedTypeField = null;
         Field[] fields = EnumMap.class.getDeclaredFields();
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@
     }
 
     public void marshal(Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         Class type = (Class) Fields.read(typeField, source);
         String attributeName = mapper().aliasForSystemAttribute("enum-type");
         if (attributeName != null) {
Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/Sun14ReflectionProvider.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/Sun14ReflectionProvider.java	(revision 1647)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/Sun14ReflectionProvider.java	(working copy)
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@
  */
 public class Sun14ReflectionProvider extends PureJavaReflectionProvider {
 
-    private final static Unsafe unsafe;
-    private final static Exception exception;
-    static {
+    private static Unsafe unsafe;
+    private static Exception exception;
+    private static void doLazyStaticInit() {
+        if (unsafe != null || exception != null) {
+            return;
+        }
         Unsafe u = null;
         Exception ex = null;
         try {
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@
         unsafe = u;
     }
 
-    private transient ReflectionFactory reflectionFactory = ReflectionFactory.getReflectionFactory();
+    private transient ReflectionFactory reflectionFactory;
     private transient Map constructorCache = Collections.synchronizedMap(new WeakHashMap());
 
     public Sun14ReflectionProvider() {
@@ -91,17 +94,25 @@
         final WeakReference ref = (WeakReference)constructorCache.get(type);
         Constructor ctor = (Constructor)(ref == null ? null : ref.get());
         if (ctor == null) {
-            ctor = reflectionFactory.newConstructorForSerialization(type, Object.class.getDeclaredConstructor(new Class[0]));
+            ctor = getLazyRefectionFactory().newConstructorForSerialization(type, Object.class.getDeclaredConstructor(new Class[0]));
             constructorCache.put(type, new WeakReference(ctor));
         }
         return ctor;
     }
 
+    private ReflectionFactory getLazyRefectionFactory() {
+        if (reflectionFactory == null) {
+            reflectionFactory = ReflectionFactory.getReflectionFactory();
+        }
+        return reflectionFactory;
+    }
+
     public void writeField(Object object, String fieldName, Object value, Class definedIn) {
         write(fieldDictionary.field(object.getClass(), fieldName, definedIn), object, value);
     }
 
     private void write(Field field, Object object, Object value) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         if (exception != null) {
             throw new ObjectAccessException("Could not set field " + object.getClass() + "." + field.getName(), exception);
         }
@@ -146,7 +157,6 @@
     protected Object readResolve() {
         super.readResolve();
         constructorCache = Collections.synchronizedMap(new WeakHashMap());
-        reflectionFactory = ReflectionFactory.getReflectionFactory();
         return this;
     }
 }
Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/HarmonyReflectionProvider.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/HarmonyReflectionProvider.java	(revision 1647)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/HarmonyReflectionProvider.java	(working copy)
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@
  * @author Joe Walnes
  */
 public class HarmonyReflectionProvider extends PureJavaReflectionProvider {
-    private final static ObjectAccessor objectAccess;
-    private final static Exception exception;
-    static {
+    private static ObjectAccessor objectAccess;
+    private static Exception exception;
+    private static void doLazyStaticInit() {
+        if (objectAccess!=null || exception != null) {
+            return;
+        }
         ObjectAccessor accessor = null;
         Exception ex = null;
         Method method;
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@
     }
 
     public Object newInstance(Class type) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         if (exception != null) {
             throw new ObjectAccessException("Cannot construct " + type.getName(), exception);
         }
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@
     }
 
     private void write(Field field, Object object, Object value) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         if (exception != null) {
             throw new ObjectAccessException("Could not set field "
                 + object.getClass()
Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/AbstractAttributedCharacterIteratorAttributeConverter.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/AbstractAttributedCharacterIteratorAttributeConverter.java	(revision 1647)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/AbstractAttributedCharacterIteratorAttributeConverter.java	(working copy)
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@
 public class AbstractAttributedCharacterIteratorAttributeConverter extends
     AbstractSingleValueConverter {
 
-    private static final Method getName;
-    static {
+    private static Method getName;
+    private static void doLazyStaticInit() {
+        if (getName != null) {
+            return;
+        }
         try {
             getName = AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute.class.getDeclaredMethod(
                 "getName", (Class[])null);
@@ -47,9 +50,7 @@
     private transient FieldDictionary fieldDictionary;
 
     public AbstractAttributedCharacterIteratorAttributeConverter(final Class type) {
-        super();
         this.type = type;
-        readResolve();
     }
 
     public boolean canConvert(final Class type) {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
     }
 
     public String toString(final Object source) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute = (AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute)source;
         try {
             if (!getName.isAccessible()) {
@@ -74,10 +76,14 @@
     }
 
     public Object fromString(final String str) {
+        readResolve();
         return attributeMap.get(str);
     }
 
     private Object readResolve() {
+        if (fieldDictionary != null || attributeMap != null) {
+            return this;
+        }
         fieldDictionary = new FieldDictionary();
         attributeMap = new HashMap();
         for (final Iterator iterator = fieldDictionary.fieldsFor(type); iterator
Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/collections/PropertiesConverter.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/collections/PropertiesConverter.java	(revision 1647)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/collections/PropertiesConverter.java	(working copy)
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
  */
 public class PropertiesConverter implements Converter {
 
-    private final static Field defaultsField;
-    static {
+    private static Field defaultsField;
+    static void doLazyStaticInit() {
+        if (defaultsField != null) {
+            return;
+        }
         try {
             defaultsField = Fields.find(Properties.class, "defaults");
         } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@
     }
 
     public void marshal(Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         Properties properties = (Properties) source;
         Map map = sort ? (Map)new TreeMap(properties) : (Map)properties;
         for (Iterator iterator = map.entrySet().iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@
     }
 
     public Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context) {
+        doLazyStaticInit();
         Properties properties = new Properties();
         while (reader.hasMoreChildren()) {
             reader.moveDown();