diff --git a/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4 b/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4
index 465e06ab39d..5b57a4a1869 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([JDKOPT_SETUP_OPEN_OR_CUSTOM],
 
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([JDKOPT_SETUP_JDK_OPTIONS],
 [
+  # Should we build a JDK with/without sound ?
+  UTIL_ARG_ENABLE(NAME: jsound, DEFAULT: true,
+      RESULT: ENABLE_JSOUND,
+      DESC: [build with sound support],
+      CHECKING_MSG: [if we should build with sound support])
+  AC_SUBST(ENABLE_JSOUND)
+
   # Should we build a JDK without a graphical UI?
   UTIL_ARG_ENABLE(NAME: headless-only, DEFAULT: false,
       RESULT: ENABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY,
diff --git a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template
index ecfd5dd0a92..25211a25dc9 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template
+++ b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ HOTSPOT_OVERRIDE_LIBPATH := @HOTSPOT_OVERRIDE_LIBPATH@
 # Control use of precompiled header in hotspot libjvm build
 USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADER := @USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADER@
 
+ENABLE_JSOUND := @ENABLE_JSOUND@
+
 # Only build headless support or not
 ENABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY := @ENABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY@
 
diff --git a/make/modules/java.desktop/Lib.gmk b/make/modules/java.desktop/Lib.gmk
index 830e0553c39..1c43950480c 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.desktop/Lib.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.desktop/Lib.gmk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -37,49 +37,51 @@ $(call FillFindCache, $(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/src/java.desktop/*/native))
 include lib/AwtLibraries.gmk
 include lib/ClientLibraries.gmk
 
-ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, aix), false)
-  ##############################################################################
-  # Build libjsound
-  ##############################################################################
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_JSOUND), true)
+  ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, aix), false)
+    ##############################################################################
+    # Build libjsound
+    ##############################################################################
 
-  LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS := \
-      $(ALSA_CFLAGS) \
-      -DX_PLATFORM=X_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_UPPERCASE) \
-      -DUSE_PORTS=TRUE \
-      -DUSE_DAUDIO=TRUE \
-      -DUSE_PLATFORM_MIDI_OUT=TRUE \
-      -DUSE_PLATFORM_MIDI_IN=TRUE \
-      #
+    LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS := \
+        $(ALSA_CFLAGS) \
+        -DX_PLATFORM=X_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_UPPERCASE) \
+        -DUSE_PORTS=TRUE \
+        -DUSE_DAUDIO=TRUE \
+        -DUSE_PLATFORM_MIDI_OUT=TRUE \
+        -DUSE_PLATFORM_MIDI_IN=TRUE \
+        #
 
-  LIBJSOUND_LINK_TYPE := C
-  ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, macosx), true)
-    LIBJSOUND_LINK_TYPE := C++
+    LIBJSOUND_LINK_TYPE := C
+    ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, macosx), true)
+      LIBJSOUND_LINK_TYPE := C++
+    endif
+
+    $(eval $(call SetupJdkLibrary, BUILD_LIBJSOUND, \
+        NAME := jsound, \
+        LINK_TYPE := $(LIBJSOUND_LINK_TYPE), \
+        OPTIMIZATION := LOW, \
+        EXTRA_HEADER_DIRS := java.base:libjava, \
+        CFLAGS := $(LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS), \
+        CXXFLAGS := $(LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS), \
+        DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := undef unused-variable, \
+        DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := undef unused-variable, \
+        DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang_PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.c := \
+            unused-but-set-variable, \
+        DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang_DirectAudioDevice.c := unused-function, \
+        LIBS_linux := $(ALSA_LIBS), \
+        LIBS_macosx := \
+            -framework AudioToolbox \
+            -framework AudioUnit \
+            -framework CoreAudio \
+            -framework CoreFoundation \
+            -framework CoreMIDI \
+            -framework CoreServices, \
+        LIBS_windows := advapi32.lib dsound.lib ole32.lib user32.lib winmm.lib, \
+    ))
+
+    TARGETS += $(BUILD_LIBJSOUND)
   endif
-
-  $(eval $(call SetupJdkLibrary, BUILD_LIBJSOUND, \
-      NAME := jsound, \
-      LINK_TYPE := $(LIBJSOUND_LINK_TYPE), \
-      OPTIMIZATION := LOW, \
-      EXTRA_HEADER_DIRS := java.base:libjava, \
-      CFLAGS := $(LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS), \
-      CXXFLAGS := $(LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS), \
-      DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := undef unused-variable, \
-      DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := undef unused-variable, \
-      DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang_PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.c := \
-          unused-but-set-variable, \
-      DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang_DirectAudioDevice.c := unused-function, \
-      LIBS_linux := $(ALSA_LIBS), \
-      LIBS_macosx := \
-          -framework AudioToolbox \
-          -framework AudioUnit \
-          -framework CoreAudio \
-          -framework CoreFoundation \
-          -framework CoreMIDI \
-          -framework CoreServices, \
-      LIBS_windows := advapi32.lib dsound.lib ole32.lib user32.lib winmm.lib, \
-  ))
-
-  TARGETS += $(BUILD_LIBJSOUND)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, macosx), true)