diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/r/R/R-4.4.2-gfbf-2024a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/r/R/R-4.4.2-gfbf-2024a.eb
index 1f9e2348866..b0294d69ae3 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/r/R/R-4.4.2-gfbf-2024a.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/r/R/R-4.4.2-gfbf-2024a.eb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies = [
     ('libpng', '1.6.43'),  # for plotting in R
     ('libjpeg-turbo', '3.0.1'),  # for plottting in R
     ('LibTIFF', '4.6.0'),
-    ('Java', '11', '', SYSTEM),
+    ('Java', '17', '', SYSTEM),
     ('libgit2', '1.8.1'),
     ('OpenSSL', '3', '', SYSTEM),
     ('cURL', '8.7.1'),