diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index c4f167c4ede..6fc5d294610 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     HEAD=${coreutils}/bin/head \
     ZIPEXE=${zip}/bin/zip \
     FREETYPE_HEADERS_PATH=${freetype}/include \
+    FREETYPE_LIB_PATH=${freetype}/lib \
     CC=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc
   '';