diff --git a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Instant.jvm.kt b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Instant.jvm.kt
index 1e79eea2..61cdf513 100644
--- a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Instant.jvm.kt
+++ b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Instant.jvm.kt
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ import org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonDecoder
 import org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder
 import kotlin.time.Instant
 
-private val isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled =
-	ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass("org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder") != null
-
 @OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
 internal actual fun serializeInstantPlatformSpecific(encoder: Encoder, value: Instant) {
 	if (isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled && encoder is BsonEncoder) {
diff --git a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/IsBsonKotlinXPresent.kt b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/IsBsonKotlinXPresent.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32ace96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/IsBsonKotlinXPresent.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, OpenSavvy and contributors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package opensavvy.ktmongo.bson.types
+
+internal val isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled: Boolean = try {
+	Class.forName("org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder")
+	true
+} catch (_: ClassNotFoundException) {
+	false
+}
diff --git a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/ObjectId.jvm.kt b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/ObjectId.jvm.kt
index e9856d75..c7a7d14c 100644
--- a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/ObjectId.jvm.kt
+++ b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/ObjectId.jvm.kt
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Encoder
 import org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonDecoder
 import org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder
 
-private val isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled =
-	ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass("org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder") != null
-
 @OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
 internal actual fun serializeObjectIdPlatformSpecific(encoder: Encoder, value: ObjectId) {
 	if (isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled && encoder is BsonEncoder) {
diff --git a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Timestamp.jvm.kt b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Timestamp.jvm.kt
index 2e16da02..7841dc83 100644
--- a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Timestamp.jvm.kt
+++ b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Timestamp.jvm.kt
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ import org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder
 import kotlin.time.ExperimentalTime
 import kotlin.time.Instant
 
-private val isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled =
-	ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass("org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder") != null
-
 @OptIn(ExperimentalTime::class, ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
 internal actual fun serializeTimestampPlatformSpecific(encoder: Encoder, value: Timestamp) {
 	if (isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled && encoder is BsonEncoder) {
diff --git a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Uuid.jvm.kt b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Uuid.jvm.kt
index bc39e79a..abc3b0c3 100644
--- a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Uuid.jvm.kt
+++ b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Uuid.jvm.kt
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ import kotlin.uuid.Uuid
 import kotlin.uuid.toJavaUuid
 import kotlin.uuid.toKotlinUuid
 
-private val isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled =
-	ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass("org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder") != null
-
 @OptIn(ExperimentalUuidApi::class, ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
 internal actual fun serializeUuidPlatformSpecific(encoder: Encoder, value: Uuid) {
 	if (isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled && encoder is BsonEncoder) {
diff --git a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Vector.jvm.kt b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Vector.jvm.kt
index 69312fba..80c50e7e 100644
--- a/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Vector.jvm.kt
+++ b/bson/src/jvmMain/kotlin/types/Vector.jvm.kt
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ import org.bson.BsonBinarySubType
 import org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonDecoder
 import org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder
 
-private val isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled =
-	ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass("org.bson.codecs.kotlinx.BsonEncoder") != null
-
 @OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class, LowLevelApi::class)
 internal actual fun serializeVectorPlatformSpecific(encoder: Encoder, value: Vector) {
 	if (isOfficialKotlinSerializationEnabled && encoder is BsonEncoder) {