diff --git a/devel/gradle5/Makefile b/devel/gradle5/Makefile
index 073e2df6e762..56f8b4b7eb63 100644
--- a/devel/gradle5/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gradle5/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	gradle
 PORTVERSION=	5.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel java
 MASTER_SITES=	https://downloads.gradle.org/distributions/
 EXTRACT_SUFX=	-bin.zip
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	5
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Project automation tool
 WWW=		https://www.gradle.org/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
 USES=		cpe java zip
+JAVA_VERSION=	8 11 # Fails on runtime with jdk 12+.
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/${PORTNAME}${PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 PORTSCOUT=	ignore:1
 PLIST_SUB=	PKGNAMESUFFIX=${PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 SUB_LIST=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION} \
 		JAVA=${JAVA}
 SUB_FILES=	gradle
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/gradle ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/gradle${PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} lib ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR})
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>