diff --git a/profiles/arch/arm/package.use.mask b/profiles/arch/arm/package.use.mask
index 4825591eac49a..f2cbbb0fc8990 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/arm/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/arm/package.use.mask
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
+# Volkmar W. Pogatzki <gentoo@pogatzki.net> (2026-08-16)
+# Blocks removal of vulnerable old dev-java/openjdk-bin-8.492_p09
+~sys-devel/gettext-0.21.1 java
+
 # Alfred Wingate <parona@protonmail.com> (2026-07-26)
 # Firefox not keyworded here
 dev-util/selenium-manager test