diff --git a/src/script/ant b/src/script/ant
index fe0a20922..fa75fc3d9 100644
--- a/src/script/ant
+++ b/src/script/ant
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if [ -z "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
       JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
     fi
   else
-    JAVACMD=java
+    JAVACMD=`which java`
   fi
 fi