diff --git a/Dockerfile.openj9 b/Dockerfile.openj9
index 3d88176..02e0425 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openj9
+++ b/Dockerfile.openj9
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN git clone --single-branch --depth 1 \
 WORKDIR /build/src
 RUN bash get_source.sh
 
-RUN bash configure --with-boot-jdk=/build/bootjdk --with-openssl=system --with-extra-ldflags="-Wl,-z,noexecstack"
+RUN bash configure --with-boot-jdk=/build/bootjdk --with-openssl=system --with-extra-ldflags="-Wl,-z,noexecstack" CC=clang-19 CXX=clang++-19
 RUN make all JOBS=$(nproc)
 RUN make test JOBS=$(nproc)