diff --git a/installers/linux/al2/spec/build.gradle b/installers/linux/al2/spec/build.gradle
index 8b257d7d4c1..2dd9c495e44 100644
--- a/installers/linux/al2/spec/build.gradle
+++ b/installers/linux/al2/spec/build.gradle
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ task inflateRpmSpec {
                     version_opt         : versionOpt,
                     debug_level         : correttoDebugLevel,
                     boot_jdk_major_version : version.major.toInteger() - 1,
+                    boot_jdk_major_v_backup : version.major.toInteger() - 2,
                     experimental_feature: project.findProperty("corretto.experimental_feature") ?: "%{nil}",
                     additional_configure_options: project.findProperty("corretto.additional_configure_options") ?: "%{nil}",
                     zlib_option: project.findProperty("corretto.zlib_option") ?: "system",
diff --git a/installers/linux/al2/spec/java-amazon-corretto.spec.template b/installers/linux/al2/spec/java-amazon-corretto.spec.template
index 956b80fa106..e45e718f827 100644
--- a/installers/linux/al2/spec/java-amazon-corretto.spec.template
+++ b/installers/linux/al2/spec/java-amazon-corretto.spec.template
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 # %global release_ext  1
 
 %global boot_jdk_major_version    $boot_jdk_major_version
+%global boot_jdk_major_v_backup    $boot_jdk_major_v_backup
 
 %global java_home %{_jvmdir}/%{name}.%{_arch}
 %global java_lib  %{java_home}/lib
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: xorg-x11-proto-devel
 
 %if %{with bootjdk}
-BuildRequires: java-${boot_jdk_major_version}-devel
+BuildRequires: (java-${boot_jdk_major_version}-devel or java-${boot_jdk_major_v_backup}-devel)
 %endif
 
 Requires: libX11