diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase b/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase
index 5006ca6fb4..1a6b55b28f 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def setupEnv() {
 	env.EXIT_SUCCESS = params.EXIT_SUCCESS ? params.EXIT_SUCCESS : false
 	NUM_MACHINES = params.NUM_MACHINES ? params.NUM_MACHINES.toInteger() : 1
 	env.LIB_DIR = JOB_NAME.contains("SmokeTests") ? "${WORKSPACE}/../../../../../testDependency/lib" : "${WORKSPACE}/../../testDependency/lib"
+	env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR = JOB_NAME.contains("SmokeTests") ? "${WORKSPACE}/../../../../../testDependency/system_lib" : "${WORKSPACE}/../../testDependency/system_lib"
 	env.OPENJCEPLUS_GIT_REPO = params.OPENJCEPLUS_GIT_REPO ?: "https://github.com/ibmruntimes/OpenJCEPlus.git"
 	env.OPENJCEPLUS_GIT_BRANCH = params.OPENJCEPLUS_GIT_BRANCH ?: "semeru-java${params.JDK_VERSION}"
 
@@ -211,8 +212,14 @@ def setupParallelEnv() {
 					def customUrl = getCustomUrl()
 					if (PLATFORM.contains("windows")) {
 						env.LIB_DIR = env.LIB_DIR.replaceAll("\\\\", "/")
+						env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR = env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR.replaceAll("\\\\", "/")
+					}
+					if (env.BUILD_LIST != 'system') {
+						sh "perl ./aqa-tests/TKG/scripts/getDependencies.pl -path ${env.LIB_DIR} -task default -customUrl ${customUrl}"
+					} else {
+						env.LIB_DIR = env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR
+						sh "perl ./aqa-tests/TKG/scripts/getDependencies.pl -path ${env.LIB_DIR} -task default"
 					}
-					sh "perl ./aqa-tests/TKG/scripts/getDependencies.pl -path ${env.LIB_DIR} -task default -customUrl ${customUrl}"
 				}
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				echo 'Exception: ' + e.toString()
@@ -659,8 +666,14 @@ def buildTest() {
 				def customUrl = getCustomUrl()
 				if (PLATFORM.contains("windows")) {
 					env.LIB_DIR = env.LIB_DIR.replaceAll("\\\\", "/")
+					env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR = env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR.replaceAll("\\\\", "/")
+				}
+				if (env.BUILD_LIST != 'system') {
+					sh "perl ./aqa-tests/TKG/scripts/getDependencies.pl -path ${env.LIB_DIR} -task default -customUrl ${customUrl}"
+				} else {
+					env.LIB_DIR = env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR
+					sh "perl ./aqa-tests/TKG/scripts/getDependencies.pl -path ${env.LIB_DIR} -task default"
 				}
-				sh "perl ./aqa-tests/TKG/scripts/getDependencies.pl -path ${env.LIB_DIR} -task default -customUrl ${customUrl}"
 			}
  		} catch (Exception e) {
 			echo 'Exception: ' + e.toString()
@@ -1014,10 +1027,10 @@ def testExecution() {
 def terminateTestProcesses() {
 	echo "PROCESSCATCH: Terminating any hung/left over test processes:"
 
-	def statusCode=sh(script:"aqa-tests/terminateTestProcesses.sh ${env.USER} 2>&1", returnStatus:true)
-	if (statusCode != 0) {
-			echo "rc = ${statusCode}, Unable to terminate all processes."
-	}
+    def statusCode=sh(script:"aqa-tests/terminateTestProcesses.sh ${env.USER} 2>&1", returnStatus:true)
+    if (statusCode != 0) {
+            echo "rc = ${statusCode}, Unable to terminate all processes."
+    }
 }
 
 def getJDKImpl(jvm_version) {
diff --git a/system/common.xml b/system/common.xml
index a01e182e8a..ea83468847 100644
--- a/system/common.xml
+++ b/system/common.xml
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="common_dist" description="generate the distribution">
+        <condition property="system_lib_dir" value="${env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR}" else="${TEST_ROOT}/systemtest_prereqs/">
+            <isset property="env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR"/>
+        </condition>
+		<echo message="SYSTEMTEST_DEST is set to: ${SYSTEMTEST_DEST}" />
+		<echo message="TEST_ROOT is set to: ${TEST_ROOT}" />
+		<echo message="SYSTEM_LIB_DIR is set to: ${env.SYSTEM_LIB_DIR}" />
 		<copy todir="${SYSTEMTEST_DEST}/STF">
 			<fileset dir="${SYSTEMTEST_ROOT}/STF" includes="**" />
 		</copy>
@@ -336,9 +342,6 @@
 					<chmod file="${SYSTEMTEST_DEST}/openj9-systemtest/openj9.test.sharedClasses.jvmti/bin/native/**" perm="755"/>
 				</then>
 		</if>
-		<copy todir="${SYSTEMTEST_DEST}/systemtest_prereqs/">
-			<fileset dir="${TEST_ROOT}/systemtest_prereqs/" includes="**" />
-		</copy>
 	</target>
 
 	<!-- target to build all projects in the repository.  -->
diff --git a/system/system.mk b/system/system.mk
index 1edaebafe3..b400df2f7f 100644
--- a/system/system.mk
+++ b/system/system.mk
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 # Set our own macro to indicate we're running under cygwin.
 ifndef CYGWIN
   OSTYPE?=$(shell echo $$OSTYPE)
-  CYGWIN:=0
+  CYGWIN := 0
   ifeq ($(OSTYPE),cygwin)
-    CYGWIN:=1
+    CYGWIN := 1
   endif
   ifeq ($(TERM),cygwin)
-    CYGWIN:=1
+    CYGWIN := 1
   endif
 endif
 $(warning CYGWIN is $(CYGWIN))
@@ -29,17 +29,20 @@ ifeq ($(CYGWIN),1)
   # than the cygwin perl port. This assumes that version will be in a directory ending /perl/bin directory
   # and the cygwin version will not. Once found, that version of perl is added ahead of cygwin perl in the PATH.
   $(warning Running under cygwin, looking for Windows perl on path)
-  PERL:=$(shell which -a perl.exe | grep /perl/bin | sort | uniq)
+  PERL := $(shell which -a perl.exe | grep /perl/bin | sort | uniq)
   ifeq (,$(PERL))
-    $(error Unable to find Windows perl e.g. Strawberry perl in a /perl/bin subdirectory on PATH.  Install perl or add to PATH and retry)
+    $(error Unable to find Windows perl e.g. Strawberry perl in a /perl/bin subdirectory on PATH. Install perl or add to PATH and retry)
   else
     $(warning Found perl in $(PERL))
   endif
-  PERL:=$(dir $(PERL))
-  export PATH:=$(PERL):$(PATH)
+  PERL := $(dir $(PERL))
+  export PATH := $(PERL):$(PATH)
 endif
 
+$(info TEST_RESROOT is $(TEST_RESROOT))
 SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT=$(TEST_RESROOT)/../
+$(info SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT is $(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT))
+
 
 ifeq (,$(findstring $(JDK_IMPL),hotspot))
   OPENJ9_PRAM=;$(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)$(D)openj9-systemtest
@@ -71,15 +74,22 @@ ifdef JVM_OPTIONS
   APPLICATION_OPTIONS := $(APPLICATION_OPTIONS) -jvmArgs $(Q)$(JVM_OPTIONS)$(Q)
 endif
 
+ifndef SYSTEM_LIB_DIR
+  SYSTEM_LIB_DIR :=$(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)/systemtest_prereqs
+endif
+
+$(info SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT is $(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT))
+$(info SYSTEM_LIB_DIR is $(SYSTEM_LIB_DIR))
+
 define SYSTEMTEST_CMD_TEMPLATE
 perl $(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)$(D)STF$(D)stf.core$(D)scripts$(D)stf.pl \
   -test-root=$(Q)$(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)$(D)STF;$(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)$(D)aqa-systemtest$(OPENJ9_PRAM)$(Q) \
-  -systemtest-prereqs=$(Q)$(SYSTEMTEST_RESROOT)$(D)systemtest_prereqs$(Q) \
+  -systemtest-prereqs=$(Q)$(SYSTEM_LIB_DIR)$(D)$(Q) \
   -java-args=$(SQ)$(JAVA_ARGS)$(SQ) \
   -results-root=$(REPORTDIR)
 endef
 
-# Default test to be run for system_custom in regular system test builds 
+# Default test to be run for system_custom in regular system test builds
 CUSTOM_TARGET ?= -test=ClassloadingLoadTest
 
 ifneq ($(JDK_VERSION),8)