diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix
index 41a630425e98..1ac3796cf9bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 , headless ? stdenv.targetPlatform.isGhcjs
 , enableJavaFX ? false, openjfx
 , enableGnome2 ? true, gtk3, gnome_vfs, glib, GConf
+# Hold back make-4.4 as 4.4.1 breaks the build:
+#   https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/219513
+, gnumake44
 }:
 
 let
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ let
       hash = "sha256-pBEHmBtIgG4Czou4C/zpBBYZEDImvXiLoA5CjOzpeyI=";
     };
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoconf unzip ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ gnumake44 pkg-config autoconf unzip ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook ];
     buildInputs = [
       cpio file which zip perl zlib cups freetype alsa-lib libjpeg giflib
       libpng zlib lcms2 libX11 libICE libXrender libXext libXtst libXt libXtst