diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 90f8a4b3fa8..ed1b277a037 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ with pkgs;
   diction = callPackage ../tools/text/diction { };
 
   diffoscope = callPackage ../tools/misc/diffoscope {
-    jdk = jdk7;
+    jdk = jdk8;
   };
 
   diffstat = callPackage ../tools/text/diffstat { };