diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 41e2312f447..cb563c749b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5423,7 +5423,7 @@ with pkgs;
   scala_2_9 = callPackage ../development/compilers/scala/2.9.nix { };
   scala_2_10 = callPackage ../development/compilers/scala/2.10.nix { };
   scala_2_11 = callPackage ../development/compilers/scala/2.11.nix { };
-  scala_2_12 = callPackage ../development/compilers/scala { };
+  scala_2_12 = callPackage ../development/compilers/scala { jre = jre8; };
   scala = scala_2_12;
 
   scalafmt = callPackage ../development/tools/scalafmt { };