diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openjfx/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openjfx/package.nix
index 0b15ba7706c6..54bb72f34520 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openjfx/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openjfx/package.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ let
   atLeast21 = lib.versionAtLeast featureVersion "21";
   atLeast23 = lib.versionAtLeast featureVersion "23";
 
-  gradle_openjfx = if atLeast23 then gradle_8 else gradle_7;
+  gradle_openjfx = if atLeast21 then gradle_8 else gradle_7;
 in
 
 assert lib.assertMsg (lib.pathExists sourceFile)