diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
index 45acc7f1ce98..1bd6431961b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ let
       ./currency-date-range-jdk10.patch
       ./increase-javadoc-heap-jdk13.patch
       ./ignore-LegalNoticeFilePlugin.patch
+      ./fix-library-path-jdk17.patch
 
       # -Wformat etc. are stricter in newer gccs, per
       # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79677
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/fix-library-path-jdk17.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/fix-library-path-jdk17.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c38aca2b48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/fix-library-path-jdk17.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
++++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
+@@ -412,18 +412,8 @@ void os::init_system_properties_values() {
+   //        1: ...
+   //        ...
+   //        7: The default directories, normally /lib and /usr/lib.
+-#ifndef OVERRIDE_LIBPATH
+-  #if defined(_LP64)
+-    #define DEFAULT_LIBPATH "/usr/lib64:/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib"
+-  #else
+-    #define DEFAULT_LIBPATH "/lib:/usr/lib"
+-  #endif
+-#else
+-  #define DEFAULT_LIBPATH OVERRIDE_LIBPATH
+-#endif
+ 
+ // Base path of extensions installed on the system.
+-#define SYS_EXT_DIR     "/usr/java/packages"
+ #define EXTENSIONS_DIR  "/lib/ext"
+ 
+   // Buffer that fits several sprintfs.
+@@ -431,7 +421,7 @@ void os::init_system_properties_values() {
+   // by the nulls included by the sizeof operator.
+   const size_t bufsize =
+     MAX2((size_t)MAXPATHLEN,  // For dll_dir & friends.
+-         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR)); // extensions dir
++         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR)); // extensions dir
+   char *buf = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, bufsize, mtInternal);
+ 
+   // sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir
+@@ -478,26 +468,22 @@ void os::init_system_properties_values() {
+     // should always exist (until the legacy problem cited above is
+     // addressed).
+     const char *v = ::getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+-    const char *v_colon = ":";
+-    if (v == NULL) { v = ""; v_colon = ""; }
++    if (v == NULL) { v = ""; }
+     // That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0'.
+     char *ld_library_path = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char,
+-                                             strlen(v) + 1 +
+-                                             sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof("/lib/") + sizeof(DEFAULT_LIBPATH) + 1,
++                                             strlen(v) + 1,
+                                              mtInternal);
+-    sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s%s" SYS_EXT_DIR "/lib:" DEFAULT_LIBPATH, v, v_colon);
++    sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s", v);
+     Arguments::set_library_path(ld_library_path);
+     FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, ld_library_path);
+   }
+ 
+   // Extensions directories.
+-  sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" SYS_EXT_DIR EXTENSIONS_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
++  sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+   Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
+ 
+   FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf);
+ 
+-#undef DEFAULT_LIBPATH
+-#undef SYS_EXT_DIR
+ #undef EXTENSIONS_DIR
+ }
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