diff --git a/bin/node-build b/bin/node-build
index 08a2a3050..7374acefa 100755
--- a/bin/node-build
+++ b/bin/node-build
@@ -845,7 +845,16 @@ list_definitions() {
 }
 
 sort_versions() {
-  sed -E 'h; s/[~^<>=[:space:]]//g; s/^([[:digit:]])/a.\1/g; s/[+-]/./g; s/$/.0.0.0.0/; G; s/\n/ /' \
+  sed -E '
+    h;
+    s/[~^<>=[:space:]]//g;
+    s/^([[:digit:]])/a.\1/g;
+    s/_java/+20+java-/;
+    s/[-+]/./g;
+    s/$/.0.0.0.0/;
+    G;
+    s/\n/ /;
+    ' \
   | LC_ALL=C sort -t. -k 1,1 -k 2,2n -k 3,3n -k 4,4n -k 5,5n \
   | cut -d' ' -f 2-
 }