diff --git a/Dockerfile.openj9 b/Dockerfile.openj9
index 6cb53df..5e5bc2e 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
 
-ENV CC=/usr/bin/clang CXX=/usr/bin/clang++ \
+ENV CC=/usr/bin/clang-19 CXX=/usr/bin/clang++-19 \
   CFLAGS="-O3 -flto -fwhole-program-vtables" \
   LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1"
 RUN bash configure \