diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
index 7c9a3dbf5c9..663c1157a04 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ automatically)."
      . ("gopls"))
     ((R-mode ess-r-mode) . ("R" "--slave" "-e"
                             "languageserver::run()"))
-    ((java-mode java-ts-mode) . ("jdtls"))
+    ((java-mode java-ts-mode)
+     . ,(eglot-alternatives '("jdtls" "java-language-server")))
     ((dart-mode dart-ts-mode)
      . ("dart" "language-server"
         "--client-id" "emacs.eglot-dart"))