diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trinity/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trinity/package.py
index 493bf2f3457..840803b5944 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trinity/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trinity/package.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Trinity(MakefilePackage):
 
     version('2.6.6', 'b7472e98ab36655a6d9296d965471a56')
 
-    depends_on("jdk@8")
+    depends_on("java@8:")
     depends_on("bowtie2")
     depends_on("jellyfish")
     depends_on("salmon")