diff --git a/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk b/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk
index c869ea160c7..4a2bbaec5b8 100644
--- a/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk
+++ b/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ define SetupInterimModule
       SRC := $(BUILDTOOLS_OUTPUTDIR)/gensrc/$1.interim \
           $$(wildcard $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/gensrc/$1) \
           $(TOPDIR)/src/$1/share/classes, \
-      EXCLUDES := sun javax/tools/snippet-files, \
+      EXCLUDES := sun, \
       EXCLUDE_FILES := $(TOPDIR)/src/$1/share/classes/module-info.java \
           $(TOPDIR)/src/$1/share/classes/javax/tools/ToolProvider.java \
           $(TOPDIR)/src/$1/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/launcher/Main.java \
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ define SetupInterimModule
           $(TOPDIR)/src/$1/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/launcher/MemoryModuleFinder.java \
           $(TOPDIR)/src/$1/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncher.java \
           Standard.java, \
+      EXCLUDE_PATTERNS := -files, \
       EXTRA_FILES := $(BUILDTOOLS_OUTPUTDIR)/gensrc/$1.interim/module-info.java \
           $($1.interim_EXTRA_FILES), \
       COPY := .gif .png .xml .css .svg .js .js.template .txt .woff .woff2 javax.tools.JavaCompilerTool, \
diff --git a/make/CompileJavaModules.gmk b/make/CompileJavaModules.gmk
index b4a193dfade..1e26fb2b529 100644
--- a/make/CompileJavaModules.gmk
+++ b/make/CompileJavaModules.gmk
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupJavaCompilation, $(MODULE), \
     DISABLED_WARNINGS := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_java), \
     EXCLUDES := $(EXCLUDES), \
     EXCLUDE_FILES := $(EXCLUDE_FILES), \
+    EXCLUDE_PATTERNS := -files, \
     KEEP_ALL_TRANSLATIONS := $(KEEP_ALL_TRANSLATIONS), \
     JAVAC_FLAGS := \
         $(DOCLINT) \
diff --git a/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk b/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
index cb647f0ed47..c5a74413de1 100644
--- a/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
+++ b/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ endef
 #   INCLUDE_FILES "com/sun/SolarisFoobar.java" means only compile this file!
 #   EXCLUDE_FILES "com/sun/SolarisFoobar.java" means do not compile this particular file!
 #       "SolarisFoobar.java" means do not compile SolarisFoobar, wherever it is found.
+#   EXCLUDE_PATTERNS Exclude files matching any of these substrings
 #   EXTRA_FILES List of extra source files to include in compilation. Can be used to
 #       specify files that need to be generated by other rules first.
 #   HEADERS path to directory where all generated c-headers are written.
@@ -332,6 +333,20 @@ define SetupJavaCompilationBody
     $1_INCLUDE_PATTERN += $$(foreach i, $$($1_SRC), $$(addprefix $$i/, $$(addsuffix /%, $$($1_INCLUDES))))
   endif
 
+  ifneq ($$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS), )
+    # We must not match the exclude pattern against the src roots, so first
+    # strip the src prefixes from the absolute file paths in SRCS.
+    $1_SRCS_WITHOUT_ROOTS := $$(foreach i, $$($1_SRC), \
+        $$(patsubst $$i/%,%, $$(filter $$i/%, $$($1_SRCS))))
+    $1_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS_WITHOUT_ROOTS := $$(call containing, \
+        $$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS), $$($1_SRCS_WITHOUT_ROOTS))
+    # The add back all possible src prefixes; this will generate more paths
+    # than really exists, but it does not matter since we will use this as
+    # input to filter-out.
+    $1_EXCLUDE_PATTERN += $$(foreach i, $$($1_SRC), $$(addprefix $$i/, \
+        $$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS_WITHOUT_ROOTS)))
+  endif
+
   # Apply include/exclude patterns to java sources
   ifneq ($$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERN), )
     $1_SRCS := $$(filter-out $$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERN), $$($1_SRCS))
diff --git a/make/common/native/Paths.gmk b/make/common/native/Paths.gmk
index ee097b2e134..bdb8828eb32 100644
--- a/make/common/native/Paths.gmk
+++ b/make/common/native/Paths.gmk
@@ -128,10 +128,9 @@ define SetupSourceFiles
   # Extract the C/C++ files.
   ifneq ($$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS), )
     # We must not match the exclude pattern against the src root(s).
-    $1_SRCS_WITHOUT_ROOTS := $$($1_SRCS)
-    $$(foreach i, $$($1_SRC), $$(eval $1_SRCS_WITHOUT_ROOTS := $$(patsubst \
-        $$i/%,%, $$($1_SRCS_WITHOUT_ROOTS))))
-    $1_ALL_EXCLUDE_FILES :=  $$(call containing, $$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS), \
+    $1_SRCS_WITHOUT_ROOTS := $$(foreach i, $$($1_SRC), \
+        $$(patsubst $$i/%,%, $$(filter $$i/%, $$($1_SRCS))))
+    $1_ALL_EXCLUDE_FILES := $$(call containing, $$($1_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS), \
         $$($1_SRCS_WITHOUT_ROOTS))
   endif
   ifneq ($$($1_EXCLUDE_FILES), )
diff --git a/make/modules/java.base/Java.gmk b/make/modules/java.base/Java.gmk
index 84344f93409..fc091377456 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.base/Java.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.base/Java.gmk
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ CLEAN += intrinsic.properties
 EXCLUDE_FILES += \
   $(TOPDIR)/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/module/ModuleLoaderMap.java
 
-EXCLUDES += java/lang/doc-files \
-    java/lang/classfile/snippet-files \
-    java/lang/classfile/components/snippet-files \
-    java/lang/foreign/snippet-files
-
 # Exclude BreakIterator classes that are just used in compile process to generate
 # data files and shouldn't go in the product
 EXCLUDE_FILES += sun/text/resources/BreakIteratorRules.java
diff --git a/make/modules/java.compiler/Java.gmk b/make/modules/java.compiler/Java.gmk
index cb720672639..d0a1fbf4cd5 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.compiler/Java.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.compiler/Java.gmk
@@ -32,6 +32,4 @@
 DOCLINT += -Xdoclint:all/protected \
     '-Xdoclint/package:java.*,javax.*'
 
-EXCLUDES += javax/tools/snippet-files
-
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/make/modules/java.desktop/Java.gmk b/make/modules/java.desktop/Java.gmk
index 61c7fa44e0e..bab6186fb0d 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.desktop/Java.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.desktop/Java.gmk
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@ DOCLINT += -Xdoclint:all/protected \
 COPY += .gif .png .wav .txt .xml .css .pf
 CLEAN += iio-plugin.properties cursors.properties
 
-EXCLUDES += \
-    java/awt/doc-files \
-    javax/swing/doc-files \
-    javax/swing/text/doc-files \
-    javax/swing/plaf/synth/doc-files \
-    javax/swing/undo/doc-files \
-    sun/awt/X11/doc-files \
-    #
-
 EXCLUDE_FILES += \
     javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/InternalFrameTitlePanePainter.java \
     javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/OptionPaneMessageAreaPainter.java \
diff --git a/make/modules/jdk.jdi/Java.gmk b/make/modules/jdk.jdi/Java.gmk
index d31008c318f..c5e3e715c1a 100644
--- a/make/modules/jdk.jdi/Java.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/jdk.jdi/Java.gmk
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ EXCLUDES += \
     com/sun/tools/example/debug/bdi \
     com/sun/tools/example/debug/event \
     com/sun/tools/example/debug/gui \
-    com/sun/jdi/doc-files \
     #
 
 EXCLUDE_FILES += jdi-overview.html