diff --git a/java/openjdk7/files/patch-jdk_make_tools_freetypecheck_freetypecheck.c b/java/openjdk7/files/patch-jdk_make_tools_freetypecheck_freetypecheck.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b9453bdc746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/openjdk7/files/patch-jdk_make_tools_freetypecheck_freetypecheck.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+--- ./jdk/make/tools/freetypecheck/freetypecheck.c.orig	2013-09-06 14:27:43.000000000 -0400
++++ ./jdk/make/tools/freetypecheck/freetypecheck.c	2019-05-29 18:16:30.696642000 -0400
+@@ -74,26 +74,65 @@
+ #define QUOTEMACRO(x) QUOTEME(x)
+ #define QUOTEME(x) #x
+ 
++int compare_versions(FT_Int req_major, FT_Int req_minor, FT_Int req_patch,
++                     FT_Int major, FT_Int minor, FT_Int patch) {
++    if (major > req_major) {
++        printf("Major version %d greater than required major version %d\n",
++               major, req_major);
++        return 0;
++    }
++    if (major < req_major) {
++        printf("Major version %d less than required major version %d\n",
++               major, req_major);
++        return -1;
++    }
++    printf("Major version %d equal to required major version %d\n",
++           major, req_major);
++    if (minor > req_minor) {
++        printf("Minor version %d greater than required minor version %d\n",
++               minor, req_minor);
++        return 0;
++    }
++    if (minor < req_minor) {
++        printf("Minor version %d less than required minor version %d\n",
++               minor, req_minor);
++        return -2;
++    }
++    printf("Minor version %d equal to required minor version %d\n",
++           minor, req_minor);
++    if (patch >= req_patch) {
++        printf("Patch version %d greater than or equal to required patch version %d\n",
++               patch, req_patch);
++        return 0;
++    }
++    printf("Patch version %d less than required patch version %d\n",
++           patch, req_patch);
++    return -3;
++}
++
+ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+-   char v[50];
+-   FT_Int major, minor, patch;
++   FT_Int major, minor, patch, req_major, req_minor, req_patch;
+    FT_Library library;
+-   sprintf(v, "%d.%d.%d", FREETYPE_MAJOR, FREETYPE_MINOR, FREETYPE_PATCH);
+ 
+-   printf("Required version of freetype: %s\n",
+-       QUOTEMACRO(REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION));
++   sscanf(QUOTEMACRO(REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION),
++          "%d.%d.%d", &req_major, &req_minor, &req_patch);
++   printf("Required version of freetype: %d.%d.%d\n",
++          req_major, req_minor, req_patch);
+ 
+-   printf("Detected freetype headers: %s\n", v);
+-   if (strcmp(v, QUOTEMACRO(REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION)) < 0) {
++   printf("Detected freetype headers: %d.%d.%d\n",
++          FREETYPE_MAJOR, FREETYPE_MINOR, FREETYPE_PATCH);
++   if (compare_versions(req_major, req_minor, req_patch,
++                        FREETYPE_MAJOR, FREETYPE_MINOR, FREETYPE_PATCH) < 0) {
+        printf("Failed: headers are too old.\n");
+    }
+ 
+    FT_Init_FreeType(&library);
+    FT_Library_Version(library, &major, &minor, &patch);
+-   sprintf(v, "%d.%d.%d", major, minor, patch);
+ 
+-   printf("Detected freetype library: %s\n", v);
+-   if (strcmp(v, QUOTEMACRO(REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION)) < 0) {
++   printf("Detected freetype library: %d.%d.%d\n",
++          major, minor, patch);
++   if (compare_versions(req_major, req_minor, req_patch,
++                        major, minor, patch) < 0) {
+       printf("Failed: too old library.\n");
+    }
+