diff --git a/ant/linux/linux.properties b/ant/linux/linux.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f060324f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ant/linux/linux.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Expose UNIXToolkit.getGtkVersion
+linux.launch.jigsaw=--add-opens java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ant/unix/unix-launcher.sh.in b/ant/unix/unix-launcher.sh.in
index 92b31a9b3..b56ea5c0a 100644
--- a/ant/unix/unix-launcher.sh.in
+++ b/ant/unix/unix-launcher.sh.in
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ else
     LAUNCH_OPTS="$LAUNCH_OPTS ${launch.jigsaw}"
     if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
         LAUNCH_OPTS="$LAUNCH_OPTS ${apple.launch.jigsaw}"
+    else
+        LAUNCH_OPTS="$LAUNCH_OPTS ${linux.launch.jigsaw}"
     fi
 fi