diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bootstrap/EntitlementBootstrap.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bootstrap/EntitlementBootstrap.java
index b3200c756890..c7460d4a611f 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bootstrap/EntitlementBootstrap.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bootstrap/EntitlementBootstrap.java
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ public class EntitlementBootstrap {
         Function<Class<?>, PolicyManager.PolicyScope> scopeResolver,
         PathLookup pathLookup,
         Map<String, Path> sourcePaths,
-        Set<Class<?>> suppressFailureLogClasses
+        Set<Package> suppressFailureLogPackages
     ) {
         public BootstrapArgs {
             requireNonNull(pluginPolicies);
             requireNonNull(scopeResolver);
             requireNonNull(pathLookup);
             requireNonNull(sourcePaths);
-            requireNonNull(suppressFailureLogClasses);
+            requireNonNull(suppressFailureLogPackages);
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class EntitlementBootstrap {
      * @param tempDir        the temp directory for Elasticsearch
      * @param logsDir        the log directory for Elasticsearch
      * @param pidFile        path to a pid file for Elasticsearch, or {@code null} if one was not specified
-     * @param suppressFailureLogClasses   classes for which we do not need or want to log Entitlements failures
+     * @param suppressFailureLogPackages   packages for which we do not need or want to log Entitlements failures
      */
     public static void bootstrap(
         Policy serverPolicyPatch,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class EntitlementBootstrap {
         Path logsDir,
         Path tempDir,
         Path pidFile,
-        Set<Class<?>> suppressFailureLogClasses
+        Set<Package> suppressFailureLogPackages
     ) {
         logger.debug("Loading entitlement agent");
         if (EntitlementBootstrap.bootstrapArgs != null) {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class EntitlementBootstrap {
                 settingResolver
             ),
             sourcePaths,
-            suppressFailureLogClasses
+            suppressFailureLogPackages
         );
         exportInitializationToAgent();
         loadAgent(findAgentJar());
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java
index bd7c946fc164..867ee2cdcbc1 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class EntitlementInitialization {
             EntitlementBootstrap.bootstrapArgs().sourcePaths(),
             ENTITLEMENTS_MODULE,
             pathLookup,
-            bootstrapArgs.suppressFailureLogClasses()
+            bootstrapArgs.suppressFailureLogPackages()
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java
index aa901e9900d1..053d257d814d 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class PolicyManager {
     private final Map<String, Map<String, List<Entitlement>>> pluginsEntitlements;
     private final Function<Class<?>, PolicyScope> scopeResolver;
     private final PathLookup pathLookup;
-    private final Set<Class<?>> mutedClasses;
+    private final Set<Package> suppressFailureLogPackages;
 
     public static final String ALL_UNNAMED = "ALL-UNNAMED";
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public class PolicyManager {
         Map<String, Path> sourcePaths,
         Module entitlementsModule,
         PathLookup pathLookup,
-        Set<Class<?>> suppressFailureLogClasses
+        Set<Package> suppressFailureLogPackages
     ) {
         this.serverEntitlements = buildScopeEntitlementsMap(requireNonNull(serverPolicy));
         this.apmAgentEntitlements = apmAgentEntitlements;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public class PolicyManager {
         this.sourcePaths = sourcePaths;
         this.entitlementsModule = entitlementsModule;
         this.pathLookup = requireNonNull(pathLookup);
-        this.mutedClasses = suppressFailureLogClasses;
+        this.suppressFailureLogPackages = suppressFailureLogPackages;
 
         List<ExclusiveFileEntitlement> exclusiveFileEntitlements = new ArrayList<>();
         for (var e : serverEntitlements.entrySet()) {
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ public class PolicyManager {
 
     private void notEntitled(String message, Class<?> callerClass, ModuleEntitlements entitlements) {
         var exception = new NotEntitledException(message);
-        // Don't emit a log for muted classes, e.g. classes containing self tests
-        if (mutedClasses.contains(callerClass) == false) {
+        // Don't emit a log for suppressed packages, e.g. packages containing self tests
+        if (suppressFailureLogPackages.contains(callerClass.getPackage()) == false) {
             entitlements.logger().warn("Not entitled: {}", message, exception);
         }
         throw exception;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
index 8ad85d016834..715e5bd8e1bd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Elasticsearch {
                 nodeEnv.logsDir(),
                 nodeEnv.tmpDir(),
                 args.pidFile(),
-                Set.of(EntitlementSelfTester.class)
+                Set.of(EntitlementSelfTester.class.getPackage())
             );
             EntitlementSelfTester.entitlementSelfTest();
         } else {