diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
index 4714bf11c555..c085d669971a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 , headless ? false
 , 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
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ let
       sha256 = "sha256-zPpINi++3Ct0PCwlwlfhceh/ploMkclw+MgeI9dULdc=";
     };
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoconf unzip ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ gnumake44 pkg-config autoconf unzip ];
     buildInputs = [
       cpio file which zip perl zlib cups freetype harfbuzz alsa-lib libjpeg giflib
       libpng zlib lcms2 libX11 libICE libXrender libXext libXtst libXt libXtst