diff --git a/kernel/pom.xml b/kernel/pom.xml
index d908a9af0..d2f3fe18b 100644
--- a/kernel/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ the relevant Commercial Agreement.
           <artifactId>tools</artifactId>
           <version>${sun.tools.version}</version>
           <scope>system</scope>
-          <systemPath>${JAVA_JDK}\lib\tools.jar</systemPath>
+          <systemPath>${java.home}\\..\\lib\\tools.jar</systemPath>
           <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
diff --git a/neo4j/pom.xml b/neo4j/pom.xml
index 53bcfe86b..4c5dfb0f3 100644
--- a/neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ the relevant Commercial Agreement.
           <artifactId>tools</artifactId>
           <version>${sun.tools.version}</version>
           <scope>system</scope>
-          <systemPath>${JAVA_JDK}\lib\tools.jar</systemPath>
+          <systemPath>${java.home}\\..\\lib\\tools.jar</systemPath>
           <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>