diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12bdbad0d..966ce9367 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ ldb: tools/ldb.o $(LIBOBJECTS)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 JNI_NATIVE_SOURCES = ./java/rocksjni/*.cc
-JAVA_INCLUDE = -I/usr/lib/jvm/java-openjdk/include/ -I/usr/lib/jvm/java-openjdk/include/linux
+JAVA_INCLUDE = -I$(JAVA_HOME)/include/ -I$(JAVA_HOME)/include/linux
 ROCKSDBJNILIB = ./java/librocksdbjni.so
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM), OS_MACOSX)