diff --git a/contrib/jmh/src/mill/contrib/jmh/JmhModule.scala b/contrib/jmh/src/mill/contrib/jmh/JmhModule.scala
index 597efea84ed..27f71e6b81d 100644
--- a/contrib/jmh/src/mill/contrib/jmh/JmhModule.scala
+++ b/contrib/jmh/src/mill/contrib/jmh/JmhModule.scala
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ trait JmhModule extends JavaModule {
   def generateBenchmarkSources =
     Task {
       val dest = T.ctx().dest
-
+      val javacOpts = javacOptions().toSeq
       val sourcesDir = dest / "jmh_sources"
       val resourcesDir = dest / "jmh_resources"
 
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ trait JmhModule extends JavaModule {
           sourcesDir.toString,
           resourcesDir.toString,
           "default"
-        )
+        ),
+        jvmArgs = javacOpts
       )
 
       (sourcesDir, resourcesDir)