diff --git a/0002-More-adapt-build-javac-1.8.patch b/0002-More-adapt-build-javac-1.8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6ffdcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-More-adapt-build-javac-1.8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
+index cd7c2ed..f86b76a 100644
+--- a/build.xml
++++ b/build.xml
+@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ For instructions on how to build JDOM, please view the README.txt file.
+ 
+ 	<property name="compile.debug"       value="true" />
+ 	<property name="compile.optimize"    value="true" />
+-	<property name="compile.target"      value="1.5" />
+-	<property name="compile.source"      value="1.5" />
++	<property name="compile.target"      value="1.8" />
++	<property name="compile.source"      value="1.8" />
+ 	<property name="compile.deprecation" value="true" />
+ 
+ 	<property name="build" value="./build"/>
diff --git a/jdom2.spec b/jdom2.spec
index 28ebe6c..1869aa3 100644
--- a/jdom2.spec
+++ b/jdom2.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          jdom2
 Version:       2.0.6
-Release:       17%{?dist}
+Release:       18%{?dist}
 Summary:       Java manipulation of XML made easy
 License:       Saxpath
 URL:           http://www.jdom.org/
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Source4:       generate-tarball.sh
 # Disable gpg signatures
 # Process contrib and junit pom files
 Patch0:        0001-Adapt-build.patch
+Patch1:        0002-More-adapt-build-javac-1.8.patch
 
 BuildRequires: javapackages-local
 BuildRequires: ant
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ This package contains javadoc for %{name}.
 %setup -q -n jdom-JDOM-%{version}
 
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 cp -p %{SOURCE1} maven/contrib.pom
 cp -p %{SOURCE2} maven/junit.pom
@@ -88,6 +90,9 @@ mv build/package/jdom-%{version}.bar build/package/jdom-%{version}.jar
 %license LICENSE.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jul 19 2020 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.6-18
+- Set javac source and target to 1.8 to fix Java 11 builds.
+
 * Fri Jul 10 2020 Jiri Vanek <jvanek@redhat.com> - 2.0.6-17
 - Rebuilt for JDK-11, see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Java11