diff --git a/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk b/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
--- a/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
     LDFLAGS := $(subst -Xlinker -z -Xlinker defs,,$(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LDFLAGS_SUFFIX := $(BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER_FONTLIB), \
-    LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_linux := -lawt $(LIBM) $(LIBCXX) -ljava -ljvm -lc, \
+    LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_linux := -lawt_headless -lawt $(LIBM) $(LIBCXX) -ljava -ljvm -lc, \
     LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_solaris := -lawt -lawt_headless -lc $(LIBM) $(LIBCXX) -ljava -ljvm, \
     LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_aix := -lawt -lawt_headless $(LIBM) $(LIBCXX) -ljava -ljvm,\
     LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_macosx := -lawt $(LIBM) $(LIBCXX) -undefined dynamic_lookup \
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
 
 $(BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER): $(BUILD_LIBAWT)
 
-ifneq (, $(findstring $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), solaris aix))
+ifneq (, $(findstring $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), solaris aix linux))
   $(BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER): $(BUILD_LIBAWT_HEADLESS)
 endif