diff --git a/postgresql-jdbc.spec b/postgresql-jdbc.spec
index b1f853b..646cbaf 100644
--- a/postgresql-jdbc.spec
+++ b/postgresql-jdbc.spec
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ Source1:	postgresql-jdbc.pom
 %if ! %{gcj_support}
 BuildArch:	noarch
 %endif
-BuildRequires:	java-devel
+# We require Java 1.6 because we support JDBC 4.0, not 4.1
+BuildRequires:	java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel
 BuildRequires:	jpackage-utils
 BuildRequires:	ant
 BuildRequires:	ant-junit
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %changelog
 * Mon Aug 15 2011 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 9.0.801-4
-- Add BuildRequires: java-devel to ensure recent JDK is brought in
+- Add BuildRequires: java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel to ensure we have recent JDK
 Related: #730588
 - Remove long-obsolete minimum versions from BuildRequires