diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index 8b08b8980c7..4c5bea8fc7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, procps, coreutils, gnugrep, gnused, alsaLib}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, procps, coreutils, gnugrep, gnused, alsaLib, ant}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "openjdk-7b127";
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1qhwlz9y5qmwmja4qnxg6sn3pgsg1i11fb9j41w8l26acyhk34rs";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ unzip procps ];
+  buildInputs = [ unzip procps ant ];
 
   postUnpack = ''
     substituteInPlace openjdk/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-utils.gmk \