diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index c2b612c4237..e1cacfe0ee7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 , findutils
 , glibc
 , binutils
+, nettools
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1qhwlz9y5qmwmja4qnxg6sn3pgsg1i11fb9j41w8l26acyhk34rs";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ unzip procps ant which zip ];
+  buildInputs = [ unzip procps ant which zip nettools ];
 
   postUnpack = ''
     sed -i s@/usr/bin/test@${coreutils}/bin/test@ \