diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index 475e8dc..a75e01c 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 
 	cmd := rule.Command()
 
-	cmd.Flag("JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx3072m").
+	cmd.Flag(`JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx3072m --add-opens java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED"`).
 		FlagWithArg("ANDROID_SDK_HOME=", lintPaths.homeDir.String()).
 		FlagWithInput("SDK_ANNOTATIONS=", annotationsZipPath).
 		FlagWithInput("LINT_OPTS=-DLINT_API_DATABASE=", apiVersionsXMLPath)