diff --git a/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile b/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile
index e059a9bd2a..0518d02dff 100644
--- a/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ RUN cd /usr/src \
     --local_cpu_resources=1 \
     --host_force_python=PY3 \
     --incompatible_string_join_requires_strings=false \
-    --host_javabase=@local_jdk//:jdk \
-    --javabase=@local_jdk//:jdk \
-    --host_java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_hostjdk8 \
-    --java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_hostjdk8 \
+    --define=ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64 \
+    --javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase \
+    --host_javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase \
+    --host_java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla \
+    --java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla \
     ${BAZEL_OPTS}
 
 FROM openjdk:8