diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
index fd9ad7369a4eb..086c43b108877 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ public NativeImageInvokerInfo build() {
                  */
                 nativeImageArgs.add("-J--add-exports=java.security.jgss/sun.security.krb5=ALL-UNNAMED");
 
+                //address https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus-quickstarts/issues/993
+                nativeImageArgs.add("-J--add-opens=java.base/java.text=ALL-UNNAMED");
+
                 handleAdditionalProperties(nativeImageArgs);
 
                 nativeImageArgs.add(