diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cb1f372b2704..ce8902e14745 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4791,10 +4791,14 @@ in
   openjdk = if stdenv.isDarwin then self.openjdk7 else self.openjdk8;
 
   jdk7 = self.openjdk7 // { outputs = [ "out" ]; };
-  jre7 = lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk7.jre}" (self.openjdk7.jre // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; });
+  jre7 = lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk7.jre}"
+    (lib.addMetaAttrs { outputsToInstall = [ "jre" ]; }
+      (self.openjdk7.jre // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; }));
 
   jdk8 = self.openjdk8 // { outputs = [ "out" ]; };
-  jre8 = lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk8.jre}" (self.openjdk8.jre // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; });
+  jre8 = lib.setName "openjre-${lib.getVersion pkgs.openjdk8.jre}"
+    (lib.addMetaAttrs { outputsToInstall = [ "jre" ]; }
+      (self.openjdk8.jre // { outputs = [ "jre" ]; }));
 
   jdk = if stdenv.isDarwin then self.jdk7 else self.jdk8;
   jre = if stdenv.isDarwin then self.jre7 else self.jre8;