diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.1.backwards.excludes/28324-jdk9-specific-classes.backwards.excludes b/akka-stream/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.1.backwards.excludes/28324-jdk9-specific-classes.backwards.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb368c83cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.1.backwards.excludes/28324-jdk9-specific-classes.backwards.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Java9+ API's will have to be always filtered until we have these classes in our normal build flow
+ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("akka.stream.javadsl.JavaFlowSupport*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("akka.stream.scaladsl.JavaFlowSupport*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("akka.stream.impl.JavaFlow*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("akka.stream.impl.Rs*")
diff --git a/project/MiMa.scala b/project/MiMa.scala
index 2540d77ea2..b0a604f566 100644
--- a/project/MiMa.scala
+++ b/project/MiMa.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import com.typesafe.tools.mima.plugin.MimaPlugin.autoImport._
 object MiMa extends AutoPlugin {
 
   private val latestPatchOf25 = 26
-  private val latestPatchOf26 = 0
+  private val latestPatchOf26 = 1
 
   override def requires = MimaPlugin
   override def trigger = allRequirements