diff --git a/easymock.spec b/easymock.spec
index e191890..27a2949 100644
--- a/easymock.spec
+++ b/easymock.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           easymock
 Version:        4.2
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Easy mock objects
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            http://www.easymock.org
@@ -103,6 +103,17 @@ rm core/src/test/java/org/easymock/tests2/ClassExtensionHelperTest.java
 %pom_xpath_inject "pom:plugin[pom:artifactId='maven-surefire-plugin']" \
     "<configuration><testNGArtifactName>none:none</testNGArtifactName></configuration>" core
 
+# Workaround Java 17 compatibility issue that should be fixed in
+# easymock 4.4: https://github.com/easymock/easymock/issues/274
+%pom_xpath_inject "pom:plugin[pom:artifactId='maven-surefire-plugin']/pom:configuration" \
+    "<argLine>--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>" core
+%pom_xpath_inject "pom:plugin[pom:artifactId='maven-surefire-plugin']/pom:configuration" \
+    "<argLine>--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>" test-testng
+%pom_add_plugin :maven-surefire-plugin test-java8 "<configuration>
+    <argLine>--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine></configuration>"
+%pom_add_plugin :maven-surefire-plugin test-junit5 "<configuration>
+    <argLine>--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine></configuration>"
+
 %build
 %mvn_build
 
@@ -116,6 +127,9 @@ rm core/src/test/java/org/easymock/tests2/ClassExtensionHelperTest.java
 %license core/LICENSE.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 02 2021 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 4.2-5
+- Workaround build issue with OpenJDK 17
+
 * Wed Jul 21 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 4.2-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_35_Mass_Rebuild