diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix
index bd0730a05aa1..94875de7ebc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ let
       patchelf --set-rpath ${libXxf86vm}/lib lib/java3d-1.6/linux/i586/libnativewindow_x11.so
     '';
 
-    buildInputs = [ ant jdk jre makeWrapper p7zip gtk3 gsettings-desktop-schemas ];
+    buildInputs = [ ant jdk makeWrapper p7zip gtk3 gsettings-desktop-schemas ];
 
     buildPhase = ''
       ant furniture textures help
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ let
 
       makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/$exec \
         --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$XDG_ICON_DIRS:${gtk3.out}/share:${gsettings-desktop-schemas}/share:$out/share:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH" \
-        --add-flags "-jar $out/share/java/${module}-${version}.jar -cp $out/share/java/Furniture.jar:$out/share/java/Textures.jar:$out/share/java/Help.jar -d${toString stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.bits}"
+        --add-flags "-Dsun.java2d.opengl=true -jar $out/share/java/${module}-${version}.jar -cp $out/share/java/Furniture.jar:$out/share/java/Textures.jar:$out/share/java/Help.jar -d${toString stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.bits}"
     '';
 
     dontStrip = true;