diff --git a/aclocal/ax_java.m4 b/aclocal/ax_java.m4
index abff8c6..70ec2c3 100644
--- a/aclocal/ax_java.m4
+++ b/aclocal/ax_java.m4
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 dnl with some compilers like guavac).
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_PROG_JAVAC],[
-test -z "$JAVAC" && AC_CHECK_PROGS(JAVAC, "gcj -C" guavac javac)
+test -z "$JAVAC" && AC_CHECK_PROGS(JAVAC, "gcj -C" guavac jikes javac)
 test -z "$JAVAC" && AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable Java compiler found in \$PATH])
 AX_PROG_JAVAC_WORKS
 ])