diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index db49e8bdf2f..e8018425bdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, procps, coreutils}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, procps, coreutils, gnugrep}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "openjdk-7b127";
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = ''
     MKDIR=${coreutils}/bin/mkdir \
+    GREP=${gnugrep}/bin/grep \
     CC=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc
   '';