diff --git a/dev-java/gradle/gradle-8.10.2.ebuild b/dev-java/gradle/gradle-8.10.2.ebuild
index deb1a81d8..57a9c418e 100644
--- a/dev-java/gradle/gradle-8.10.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/gradle/gradle-8.10.2.ebuild
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ src_compile() {
 #	TERM=dumb ./gradlew --console=rich --gradle-user-home "${WORKDIR}" "${inst_target}" -Pgradle_installPath=dist \
 #		|| die 'Gradle build failed'
 ##	^^^^^^^^^ - buildtime workaround of https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/4426
-	EGRADLE_BIN="./gradlew" egradle "${inst_target}" -Pgradle_installPath=dist
+	EGRADLE_BIN="./gradlew" egradle "${inst_target}" \
+		-Pgradle_installPath=dist \
+		-Dorg.gradle.ignoreBuildJavaVersionCheck=true # see https://github.com/msva/mva-overlay/issues/186
 }
 
 src_install() {