diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gdal/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gdal/package.py
index 42653db4007..6178a78843f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gdal/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gdal/package.py
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ def setup_run_environment(self, env):
     def patch(self):
         if "+java platform=darwin" in self.spec:
             filter_file("linux", "darwin", "swig/java/java.opt", string=True)
+            filter_file("-lazy-ljvm", "-ljvm", "configure", string=True)
 
 
 class CMakeBuilder(CMakeBuilder):