diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2618b2053ca..5a673d63932 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8490,6 +8490,7 @@ in
 
   avian = callPackage ../development/compilers/avian {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices Foundation;
+    jdk = jdk8; # TODO: remove override https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/89731
   };
 
   bigloo = callPackage ../development/compilers/bigloo { };