diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/11.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/11.nix
index d350c937110f..75e2d9c17148 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/11.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 , headless ? false
 , enableJavaFX ? false, openjfx
 , enableGnome2 ? true, gtk3, gnome_vfs, glib, GConf
+# Hold back make-4.4 as 4.4.1 breaks the build:
+#   https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/219513
+, gnumake44
 }:
 
 let
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ let
       sha256 = "sha256-QGOpMIrWwOtIcUY/CLbTRDvcVTG2xioZu46v+n+IIQ4=";
     };
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoconf unzip ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ gnumake44 pkg-config autoconf unzip ];
     buildInputs = [
       cpio file which zip perl zlib cups freetype harfbuzz alsa-lib libjpeg giflib
       libpng zlib lcms2 libX11 libICE libXrender libXext libXtst libXt libXtst