diff --git a/sbt b/sbt
index c32343fe0..3631d4ead 100755
--- a/sbt
+++ b/sbt
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ addSbtScriptProperty () {
 }
 
 addJdkWorkaround () {
-  local is_25="$(expr $java_version "=" 25)"
+  local is_25="$(expr $java_version ">=" 25)"
   if [[ "$hide_jdk_warnings" == "0" ]]; then
     :
   else
diff --git a/sbtw/src/main/scala/sbtw/Main.scala b/sbtw/src/main/scala/sbtw/Main.scala
index 3efeb8d28..59d13a3e8 100644
--- a/sbtw/src/main/scala/sbtw/Main.scala
+++ b/sbtw/src/main/scala/sbtw/Main.scala
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ object Main:
             else Memory.addDefaultMemory(javaOpts, sbtOpts, javaVer, LauncherOptions.defaultMemMb)
             sbtOpts = finalSbt
 
-            if !opts.noHideJdkWarnings && javaVer == 25 then
+            if !opts.noHideJdkWarnings && javaVer >= 25 then
               sbtOpts = sbtOpts ++ Seq(
                 "--sun-misc-unsafe-memory-access=allow",
                 "--enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED"