diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
index 8a419a6a0960..dd2f70d7529f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ in {
 
     mkBootstrap = adoptopenjdk: path: args:
       /* adoptopenjdk not available for i686, so fall back to our old builds for bootstrapping */
-      if   adoptopenjdk.jdk-hotspot.meta.available
+      if   !stdenv.hostPlatform.isi686
       then
         # only linux has the gtkSupport option
         if stdenv.isLinux