diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 56b79c87eac07d..5283d78b471dc6 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:write_file.bzl", "write_file")
 load("@rules_license//rules:license.bzl", "license")
+load("@rules_java//toolchains:default_java_toolchain.bzl", "default_java_toolchain")
 load("@rules_pkg//pkg:tar.bzl", "pkg_tar")
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary")
 load("//src/tools/bzlmod:utils.bzl", "get_canonical_repo_name")
@@ -293,3 +294,12 @@ REMOTE_PLATFORMS = ("rbe_ubuntu2004_java11",)
     )
     for platform_name in REMOTE_PLATFORMS
 ]
+
+# Workaround for https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/19837.
+# TODO(bazel-team): Remove when .bazelversion is 7.0.0rc2 or later.
+default_java_toolchain(
+    name = "bazel_java_toolchain",
+    bootclasspath = ["@rules_java//toolchains:platformclasspath"],
+    source_version = "11",
+    target_version = "11",
+)
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index a12ffce8e0cd8c..f362c7e3178e56 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ register_toolchains("@local_config_winsdk//:all")
 
 register_toolchains("//src/main/res:empty_rc_toolchain")
 
+# Workaround for https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/19837.
+# TODO(bazel-team): Remove when .bazelversion is 7.0.0rc2 or later.
+register_toolchains("//:bazel_java_toolchain_definition")
+
 # =========================================
 # Android tools dependencies
 # =========================================
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 083735ce8ec091..940310ddb118e6 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "lockFileVersion": 3,
-  "moduleFileHash": "aaab0222d59ce65e73c8f85970ce131b3956f40cd5e5a492533ecf1629d9ba88",
+  "moduleFileHash": "18fec4eb44f143167df4a447775699cce225cad5eb0cf1c7044db6478ac31aac",
   "flags": {
     "cmdRegistries": [
       "https://bcr.bazel.build/"
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
       "toolchainsToRegister": [
         "@bazel_tools//tools/python:autodetecting_toolchain",
         "@local_config_winsdk//:all",
-        "//src/main/res:empty_rc_toolchain"
+        "//src/main/res:empty_rc_toolchain",
+        "//:bazel_java_toolchain_definition"
       ],
       "extensionUsages": [
         {
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@
               "devDependency": false,
               "location": {
                 "file": "@@//:MODULE.bazel",
-                "line": 317,
+                "line": 321,
                 "column": 22
               }
             }
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@
           "usingModule": "<root>",
           "location": {
             "file": "@@//:MODULE.bazel",
-            "line": 339,
+            "line": 343,
             "column": 35
           },
           "imports": {
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@
           "usingModule": "<root>",
           "location": {
             "file": "@@//:MODULE.bazel",
-            "line": 342,
+            "line": 346,
             "column": 42
           },
           "imports": {