diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index 32f1ff152b5f..d5d277982d85 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     GREP=${gnugrep}/bin/grep \
     DATE=${coreutils}/bin/date \
     PWD=${coreutils}/bin/pwd \
+    TR=${coreutils}/bin/tr \
     CC=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc
   '';