diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index 2414c2925c9..bdef2e527d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = ''
     ECHO=${coreutils}/bin/echo \
+    SORT=${coreutils}/bin/sort \
     ALSA_INCLUDE=${alsaLib}/include/alsa/version.h \
     FREETYPE_HEADERS_PATH=${freetype}/include \
     FREETYPE_LIB_PATH=${freetype}/lib \