diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/13.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/13.nix
index d25d9cf90853..b012459ba046 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/13.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/13.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ let
       patchShebangs --build configure
     '';
 
+    # JDK's build system attempts to specifically detect
+    # and special-case WSL, and we don't want it to do that,
+    # so pass the correct platform names explicitly
+    configurePlatforms = ["build" "host"];
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-boot-jdk=${openjdk-bootstrap.home}"
       "--with-version-pre="
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/14.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/14.nix
index fb6c742fa5a1..0f4f17d078e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/14.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/14.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ let
       patchShebangs --build configure
     '';
 
+    # JDK's build system attempts to specifically detect
+    # and special-case WSL, and we don't want it to do that,
+    # so pass the correct platform names explicitly
+    configurePlatforms = ["build" "host"];
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-boot-jdk=${openjdk-bootstrap.home}"
       "--with-version-pre="
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/15.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/15.nix
index 35297c902b42..54bce680a188 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/15.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/15.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ let
       patchShebangs --build configure
     '';
 
+    # JDK's build system attempts to specifically detect
+    # and special-case WSL, and we don't want it to do that,
+    # so pass the correct platform names explicitly
+    configurePlatforms = ["build" "host"];
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-boot-jdk=${openjdk-bootstrap.home}"
       "--with-version-pre="
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/16.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/16.nix
index ae0cb17dc4bc..802449e4027f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/16.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ let
       patchShebangs --build configure
     '';
 
+    # JDK's build system attempts to specifically detect
+    # and special-case WSL, and we don't want it to do that,
+    # so pass the correct platform names explicitly
+    configurePlatforms = ["build" "host"];
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-boot-jdk=${openjdk-bootstrap.home}"
       "--with-version-build=${version.build}"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
index e7d5807b508d..9cb0b811b516 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ let
       patchShebangs --build configure
     '';
 
+    # JDK's build system attempts to specifically detect
+    # and special-case WSL, and we don't want it to do that,
+    # so pass the correct platform names explicitly
+    configurePlatforms = ["build" "host"];
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-boot-jdk=${openjdk-bootstrap.home}"
       "--with-version-build=${version.build}"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/18.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/18.nix
index 148d2e74d6a0..48d68f7b071f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/18.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ let
       patchShebangs --build configure
     '';
 
+    # JDK's build system attempts to specifically detect
+    # and special-case WSL, and we don't want it to do that,
+    # so pass the correct platform names explicitly
+    configurePlatforms = ["build" "host"];
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-boot-jdk=${openjdk-bootstrap.home}"
       "--with-version-build=${version.build}"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix
index 190818e1fece..214831a3d569 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/19.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ let
       patchShebangs --build configure
     '';
 
+    # JDK's build system attempts to specifically detect
+    # and special-case WSL, and we don't want it to do that,
+    # so pass the correct platform names explicitly
+    configurePlatforms = ["build" "host"];
+
     configureFlags = [
       "--with-boot-jdk=${openjdk-bootstrap.home}"
       "--with-version-build=${version.build}"