diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-texlive-package.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-texlive-package.nix
index 80f2051d0ba7..8c438dc5b40b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-texlive-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-texlive-package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   # script interpreters
   bash,
-  jdk,
+  jre_headless,
   perl,
   python3,
   ruby,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ let
 
   # find interpreters for the script extensions found in tlpdb
   extToInput = {
-    jar = jdk;
+    jar = jre_headless;
     lua = texliveBinaries.luatex;
     py = python3;
     rb = ruby;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/default.nix
index 092d41f98e5e..43a962cb77b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ruby,
   perl,
   tk,
-  jdk,
+  jre_headless,
   bash,
   snobol4,
   coreutils,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ let
       runCommand
       writeShellScript
       bash
-      jdk
+      jre_headless
       perl
       python3
       ruby