diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/darwin/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/darwin/8.nix
index 009802b29234..aeb60d8bc460 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/darwin/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/darwin/8.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ let
       EOF
     '';
 
+    # fixupPhase is moving the man to share/man which breaks it because it's a
+    # relative symlink.
+    postFixup = ''
+      ln -nsf ../zulu-${lib.versions.major version}.jdk/Contents/Home/man $out/share/man
+    '';
+
     passthru = {
       jre = jdk;
       home = jdk;