diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypesFromSymbols.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypesFromSymbols.scala
index 8044bb7496e8..74d37cdc54a8 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypesFromSymbols.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypesFromSymbols.scala
@@ -200,16 +200,21 @@ class BTypesFromSymbols[I <: BackendInterface](val int: I) extends BTypes {
 
     val finalFlag = sym.getsJavaFinalFlag
 
-    // Primitives are "abstract final" to prohibit instantiation
-    // without having to provide any implementations, but that is an
-    // illegal combination of modifiers at the bytecode level so
-    // suppress final if abstract if present.
     import asm.Opcodes._
     GenBCodeOps.mkFlags(
       if (privateFlag) ACC_PRIVATE else ACC_PUBLIC,
       if (sym.isDeferred || sym.hasAbstractFlag) ACC_ABSTRACT else 0,
       if (sym.isInterface) ACC_INTERFACE else 0,
-      if (finalFlag && !sym.hasAbstractFlag) ACC_FINAL else 0,
+
+      if (finalFlag &&
+        // Primitives are "abstract final" to prohibit instantiation
+        // without having to provide any implementations, but that is an
+        // illegal combination of modifiers at the bytecode level so
+        // suppress final if abstract if present.
+        !sym.hasAbstractFlag &&
+        //  Mixin forwarders are bridges and can be final, but final bridges confuse some frameworks
+        !sym.isBridge)
+        ACC_FINAL else 0,
       if (sym.isStaticMember) ACC_STATIC else 0,
       if (sym.isBridge) ACC_BRIDGE | ACC_SYNTHETIC else 0,
       if (sym.isArtifact) ACC_SYNTHETIC else 0,
diff --git a/tests/run/t11485.scala b/tests/run/t11485.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e27b46119dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/t11485.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier
+
+trait HaveFinalMethod {
+  final def finalMethod: String = "final"
+}
+
+class Child extends HaveFinalMethod
+
+object Test {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    val meth = classOf[Child].getMethod("finalMethod")
+    assert(meth.isBridge)
+    val mods = meth.getModifiers
+    assert(!Modifier.isFinal(mods))
+  }
+}