diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/java/java-language-server/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/java/java-language-server/default.nix
index 94b771dc53cb..723937f8f535 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/java/java-language-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/java/java-language-server/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
   };
 
   mvnFetchExtraArgs.dontConfigure = true;
+  mvnJdk = jdk_headless;
   mvnHash = "sha256-2uthmSjFQ43N5lgV11DsxuGce+ZptZsmRLTgjDo0M2w=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ jdk_headless makeWrapper ];