diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
index fe5b3b71258..79d962cd7ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ let result = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       mv $sourceRoot $out
     fi
 
-    for file in $out/*
+    shopt -s extglob
+    for file in $out/!(*src.zip)
     do
       if test -f $file ; then
         rm $file