diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index 6acf47e48a35..a72cca3c5a23 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, procps, coreutils, gnugrep}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, procps, coreutils, gnugrep, gnused}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "openjdk-7b127";
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     DATE=${coreutils}/bin/date \
     PWD=${coreutils}/bin/pwd \
     TR=${coreutils}/bin/tr \
+    SED=${gnused}/bin/sed \
     CC=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc
   '';