diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f70437ad22f3..c20dde47c3d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9435,7 +9435,9 @@ in
 
   manticore = callPackage ../development/compilers/manticore { };
 
-  mercury = callPackage ../development/compilers/mercury { };
+  mercury = callPackage ../development/compilers/mercury {
+    jdk = openjdk8; # TODO: remove override https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/89731
+  };
 
   microscheme = callPackage ../development/compilers/microscheme { };