diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index e8018425bdc..d91c29c23ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = ''
     MKDIR=${coreutils}/bin/mkdir \
     GREP=${gnugrep}/bin/grep \
+    DATE=${coreutils}/bin/date \
     CC=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc
   '';