diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 630c0f45..efa6475c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ SUBDIRS(
   jpwl
   jp3d
   indexer_JPIP
+  # cmake 2.4.5 has poor java support
+  #j2kviewer/src
   )
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build example only if requested
diff --git a/j2kviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt b/j2kviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e44cc067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/j2kviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+PROJECT(j2kviewer Java)
+
+ADD_LIBRARY(j2kviewer
+  Exec.java
+  ImageViewer.java
+  MML.java
+  PgmImage.java
+)