diff --git a/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk b/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
index 9368a9d5..eb7a8b05 100644
--- a/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
@@ -1060,6 +1060,8 @@ else # OPENJDK_TARGET_OS not windows
     endif
   endif
 
+  JAWT_LIBS += $(call SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN,$(ORIGIN_ROOT)/../../jre/lib$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR))
+
   $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation,BUILD_LIBJAWT, \
       LIBRARY := jawt, \
       OUTPUT_DIR := $(INSTALL_LIBRARIES_HERE), \