diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index 403c446a82..60363d60c3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
                (base32
                 "1qqldrp74pzpy5ly421srqn30qppmm9cvjiqdngk8hf47dv2rc0c"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("libc" ,glibc-2.28)
+       ("gcc" ,gcc-5)))
     (home-page "http://jikes.sourceforge.net/")
     (synopsis "Compiler for the Java language")
     (description "Jikes is a compiler that translates Java source files as
@@ -152,12 +155,20 @@ and binary format defined in The Java Virtual Machine Specification.")
              "--disable-gjdoc")
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'unpack 'foo
+           (lambda _
+             (substitute* "native/jni/java-io/java_io_VMFile.c"
+               (("result = cpio_isFileExists.*" m)
+                (string-append m "\n//")))
+             #t))
          (add-after 'install 'install-data
            (lambda _ (invoke "make" "install-data"))))))
     (native-inputs
      `(("jikes" ,jikes)
        ("fastjar" ,fastjar)
        ("libltdl" ,libltdl)
+       ("gcc" ,gcc-5)
+       ("libc" ,glibc-2.28)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/")
     (synopsis "Essential libraries for Java")
@@ -191,6 +202,9 @@ language.")
      `(("classpath" ,classpath-bootstrap)
        ("jikes" ,jikes)
        ("zlib" ,zlib)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("libc" ,glibc-2.28)
+       ("gcc" ,gcc-5)))
     (home-page "http://jamvm.sourceforge.net/")
     (synopsis "Small Java Virtual Machine")
     (description "JamVM is a Java Virtual Machine conforming to the JVM
@@ -302,7 +316,9 @@ JNI.")
      `(("jikes" ,jikes)
        ("jamvm" ,jamvm-1-bootstrap)
        ("unzip" ,unzip)
-       ("zip" ,zip)))
+       ("zip" ,zip)
+       ("gcc" ,gcc-5)
+       ("libc" ,glibc-2.28)))
     (home-page "http://ant.apache.org")
     (synopsis "Build tool for Java")
     (description
@@ -627,7 +643,9 @@ machine.")))
          ("fastjar" ,fastjar)
          ("jamvm" ,jamvm-1-bootstrap)
          ("libltdl" ,libltdl)
-         ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config))))))
+         ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+         ("gcc" ,gcc-5)
+         ("libc" ,glibc-2.28))))))
 
 (define jamvm
   (package (inherit jamvm-1-bootstrap)
@@ -656,7 +674,9 @@ machine.")))
      `(("guile" ,guile-2.2)
        ("ecj-bootstrap" ,ecj-bootstrap)
        ("jamvm" ,jamvm)
-       ("classpath" ,classpath-devel)))))
+       ("classpath" ,classpath-devel)
+       ("gcc" ,gcc-5)
+       ("libc" ,glibc-2.28)))))
 
 ;; The bootstrap JDK consisting of jamvm, classpath-devel,
 ;; ecj-javac-wrapper-final cannot build Icedtea 2.x directly, because it's
@@ -740,6 +760,9 @@ machine.")))
              (with-directory-excursion "openjdk"
                (invoke "tar" "xvf" (assoc-ref inputs "hotspot-src"))
                (rename-file "hg-checkout" "hotspot"))
+             (substitute* "patches/freetypeversion.patch"
+               (("REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION = 2.2.1")
+                "REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION = 2.10.1"))
              (substitute* "Makefile.in"
                (("echo \"ERROR: No up-to-date OpenJDK zip available\"; exit -1;")
                 "echo \"trust me\";")
@@ -907,7 +930,8 @@ machine.")))
        ("fastjar" ,fastjar)
        ("fontconfig" ,fontconfig)
        ("freetype" ,freetype)
-       ("gcc" ,gcc-4.9) ; there's a segmentation fault when compiling with gcc-5 or gcc-7
+       ("gcc" ,gcc-5)
+       ("libc" ,glibc-2.28)
        ("gtk" ,gtk+-2)
        ("gawk" ,gawk)
        ("giflib" ,giflib)
@@ -1107,6 +1131,18 @@ bootstrapping purposes.")
                                             ((name . _) name))
                                           inputs))))
                  #t)))
+           (add-after 'unpack 'patch-bitrot
+             (lambda _
+               (substitute* '("patches/boot/revert-6973616.patch"
+                              "openjdk.src/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-versions.gmk")
+                 (("REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION = 2.2.1")
+                  "REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION = 2.10.1"))
+               ;; As of attr 2.4.48 this header is no longer
+               ;; included.  It is provided by the libc instead.
+               (substitute* '("configure"
+                              "openjdk.src/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/nio/fs/LinuxNativeDispatcher.c")
+                 (("attr/xattr.h") "sys/xattr.h"))
+               #t))
            (add-after 'unpack 'fix-x11-extension-include-path
              (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
                (substitute* "openjdk.src/jdk/make/sun/awt/mawt.gmk"
@@ -1586,6 +1622,7 @@ IcedTea build harness.")
                  (delete 'patch-paths)
                  (delete 'set-additional-paths)
                  (delete 'patch-patches)
+                 (delete 'patch-bitrot)
                  ;; Prevent the keytool from recording the current time when
                  ;; adding certificates at build time.
                  (add-after 'unpack 'patch-keystore