diff --git a/timezone-java.changes b/timezone-java.changes
index c664a6a..d75803a 100644
--- a/timezone-java.changes
+++ b/timezone-java.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 12 13:56:17 UTC 2022 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Add --add-exports for java versions that support it.
+  * Fixes build in factory, since this is compulsory for jdk17+
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 17 06:50:19 UTC 2022 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/timezone-java.spec b/timezone-java.spec
index 68a3154..a9f5377 100644
--- a/timezone-java.spec
+++ b/timezone-java.spec
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ echo "tzdata%{version}" >> VERSION
 
 %build
 # Java 6/7 data
-java -jar %{_javadir}/javazic.jar -V %{version} \
+java \
+%if %{?pkg_vcmp:%pkg_vcmp java >= 9}%{!?pkg_vcmp:0}
+     --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED \
+%endif
+     -jar %{_javadir}/javazic.jar -V %{version} \
      -d javazi \
      africa antarctica asia australasia europe northamerica \
      southamerica backward etcetera  \
diff --git a/timezone-java.spec.in b/timezone-java.spec.in
index 3d86680..8370c2a 100644
--- a/timezone-java.spec.in
+++ b/timezone-java.spec.in
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ echo "tzdata%{version}" >> VERSION
 
 %build
 # Java 6/7 data
-java -jar %{_javadir}/javazic.jar -V %{version} \
+java \
+%if %{?pkg_vcmp:%pkg_vcmp java >= 9}%{!?pkg_vcmp:0}
+     --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED \
+%endif
+     -jar %{_javadir}/javazic.jar -V %{version} \
      -d javazi \
      africa antarctica asia australasia europe northamerica \
      southamerica backward etcetera  \