diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5eaff4c40aac..a4f0f63f3e43 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ if LACKS_SUN_AWT_TOOLKIT
 	   mkdir -p `dirname $$destpath` ; \
 	   cp -a ../../$$dirs $$destpath ; \
 	 done ; \
-	 $(ZIP) -qur $(STAGE1_BOOT_DIR)/jre/lib/rt.jar \
+	 $(ZIP) -qr $(STAGE1_BOOT_DIR)/jre/lib/rt.jar \
 	 com java javax sun );
 endif
 	mkdir -p stamps