diff --git a/libdb-4_8.spec b/libdb-4_8.spec
index 5a1f12f..9fb5706 100644
--- a/libdb-4_8.spec
+++ b/libdb-4_8.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libdb-4_8
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
diff --git a/libdb_java-4_8.changes b/libdb_java-4_8.changes
index a15a4b1..9c5101b 100644
--- a/libdb_java-4_8.changes
+++ b/libdb_java-4_8.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct  2 09:23:07 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Specify java target and soure level 1.6 to allow building with
+  jdk9
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 31 09:50:54 UTC 2016 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libdb_java-4_8.spec b/libdb_java-4_8.spec
index 73c9a92..1b73ea6 100644
--- a/libdb_java-4_8.spec
+++ b/libdb_java-4_8.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libdb_java-4_8
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ cd ../build_nptl
         --libdir=%{_libdir} --enable-compat185 --disable-dump185 \
         --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-cxx \
         --with-mutex="POSIX/pthreads/library" \
-        --enable-java JAVACFLAGS="-source 1.5 -target 1.5" \
+        --enable-java JAVACFLAGS="-source 1.6 -target 1.6" \
 %ifarch %arm
         %{_target_cpu}-suse-linux-gnueabi
 %else