diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index 1602409f5a7..113372fea6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 , cups
 , gawk
 , which
+, jdk
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     DEVTOOLS_PATH="/" \
     NAWK=${gawk}/bin/gawk \
     PRINTF=${coreutils}/bin/printf \
+    BOOTDIR=${jdk} \
     CC=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc
   '';