diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
index e8ce756fe990..ba69287fa8dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ in {
     mkBootstrap = adoptopenjdk: path: args:
       /* adoptopenjdk not available for i686, so fall back to our old builds for bootstrapping */
       if   adoptopenjdk.jdk-hotspot.meta.available
-      then adoptopenjdk.jdk-hotspot.override { gtkSupport = false; }
+      then
+        # only linux has the gtkSupport option
+        if stdenv.isLinux
+        then adoptopenjdk.jdk-hotspot.override { gtkSupport = false; }
+        else adoptopenjdk.jdk-hotspot
       else callPackage path args;
 
     mkOpenjdk = path-linux: path-darwin: args: