diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9a23cccbcd12..196188533120 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -25241,7 +25241,11 @@ with pkgs;
 
   # Armed Bear Common Lisp
   abcl = wrapLisp {
-    pkg = callPackage ../development/compilers/abcl { };
+    pkg = callPackage ../development/compilers/abcl {
+      # https://armedbear.common-lisp.dev/ lists OpenJDK 17 as the highest
+      # supported JDK.
+      jdk = openjdk17;
+    };
     faslExt = "abcl";
   };