diff --git a/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.local/build.properties b/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.local/build.properties
index 0b20f05d9c3..d04873ab0a2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.local/build.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.local/build.properties
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ bin.includes = plugin.xml,\
                META-INF/,\
                .
 src.includes = about.html
-jre.compilation.profile = J2SE-1.4
+jre.compilation.profile = J2SE-1.5