diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 022de400d94..7bdb0b39c2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4902,9 +4902,11 @@ in
   jre8 = lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk8.jre}"
     (lib.addMetaAttrs { outputsToInstall = [ "jre" ]; }
       (openjdk8.jre // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; }));
-  jre8_headless = lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk8.jre}-headless"
-    (lib.addMetaAttrs { outputsToInstall = [ "jre" ]; }
-      ((openjdk8.override { minimal = true; }).jre // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; }));
+  jre8_headless =
+    if stdenv.isDarwin then jre8 else
+      lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk8.jre}-headless"
+        (lib.addMetaAttrs { outputsToInstall = [ "jre" ]; }
+          ((openjdk8.override { minimal = true; }).jre // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; }));
 
   jdk = if stdenv.isDarwin then jdk7 else jdk8;
   jre = if stdenv.isDarwin then jre7 else jre8;