diff --git a/tools/swig/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/swig/CMakeLists.txt
index b17b8c23e4..b562daa58b 100644
--- a/tools/swig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/swig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ if(BUILD_SWIG_JAVA)
   set_property(SOURCE lammps.i PROPERTY SWIG_MODULE_NAME javalammps)
   swig_add_library(javalammps TYPE MODULE LANGUAGE java SOURCES lammps.i)
   find_package(JNI REQUIRED)
+  find_package(Java COMPONENTS Development REQUIRED)
   target_include_directories(javalammps PRIVATE ${JNI_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   swig_link_libraries(javalammps PRIVATE lammps ${JNI_LIBRARIES})
   configure_file(run_java_example.sh run_java_example.sh COPYONLY)