diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d5cb3723f484..1ffe87d46dcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22670,7 +22670,9 @@ in
 
   pommed_light = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/pommed-light {};
 
-  polymake = callPackage ../applications/science/math/polymake { };
+  polymake = callPackage ../applications/science/math/polymake {
+    openjdk = openjdk8; # TODO: remove override https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/89731
+  };
 
   pond = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/pond { };