diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjdk7-bootstrap/template b/srcpkgs/openjdk7-bootstrap/template
index a8885ec4d18..694b69e63db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjdk7-bootstrap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjdk7-bootstrap/template
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 homepage="https://icedtea.classpath.org/"
 lib32disabled=yes
+make_check=no # requires full jdk build
 
 if [ -n "$XBPS_DEBUG_PKGS" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --enable-native-debuginfo"