diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
index c085d669971a3..2eac6e33116af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, bash, pkg-config, autoconf, cpio
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchpatch, fetchFromGitHub, bash, pkg-config, autoconf, cpio
 , file, which, unzip, zip, perl, cups, freetype, harfbuzz, alsa-lib, libjpeg, giflib
 , libpng, zlib, lcms2, libX11, libICE, libXrender, libXext, libXt, libXtst
 , libXi, libXinerama, libXcursor, libXrandr, fontconfig, openjdk17-bootstrap
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 , 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
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ let
       sha256 = "sha256-zPpINi++3Ct0PCwlwlfhceh/ploMkclw+MgeI9dULdc=";
     };
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ gnumake44 pkg-config autoconf unzip ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ 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
@@ -61,6 +58,14 @@ let
         url = "https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/community/openjdk17/FixNullPtrCast.patch?id=41e78a067953e0b13d062d632bae6c4f8028d91c";
         sha256 = "sha256-LzmSew51+DyqqGyyMw2fbXeBluCiCYsS1nCjt9hX6zo=";
       })
+
+      # Fix build for gnumake-4.4.1:
+      #   https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/12992
+      (fetchpatch {
+        name = "gnumake-4.4.1";
+        url = "https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/9341d135b855cc208d48e47d30cd90aafa354c36.patch";
+        hash = "sha256-Qcm3ZmGCOYLZcskNjj7DYR85R4v07vYvvavrVOYL8vg=";
+      })
     ] ++ lib.optionals (!headless && enableGnome2) [
       ./swing-use-gtk-jdk13.patch
     ];