diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix
index 00686803cb8f..2370774cef29 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   stdenv,
   jdk,
+  jdkOnBuild, # must provide jlink
   lib,
   callPackage,
   modules ? [ "java.base" ],
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ let
     pname = "${jdk.pname}-minimal-jre";
     version = jdk.version;
 
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ jdkOnBuild ];
     buildInputs = [ jdk ];
+    strictDeps = true;
 
     dontUnpack = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 729df4dba04c..a7dfcba4b386 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6613,11 +6613,15 @@ with pkgs;
 
   jre17_minimal = callPackage ../development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix {
     jdk = jdk17;
+    jdkOnBuild = buildPackages.jdk17;
   };
   jre21_minimal = callPackage ../development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix {
     jdk = jdk21;
+    jdkOnBuild = buildPackages.jdk21;
+  };
+  jre_minimal = callPackage ../development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix {
+    jdkOnBuild = buildPackages.jdk;
   };
-  jre_minimal = callPackage ../development/compilers/openjdk/jre.nix { };
 
   openjdk = jdk;
   openjdk_headless = jdk_headless;