diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
index 5d294d5c43de..5ac7c417ba2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ let result = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   passthru.home = result;
 
+  passthru.architecture = architecture;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ]; # some inherit jre.meta.platforms