diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.rse.build/nightly.sh b/releng/org.eclipse.rse.build/nightly.sh
index 819dc6175d8..275c0acb329 100755
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.rse.build/nightly.sh
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.rse.build/nightly.sh
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ rm -rf "${buildDirectory}"
 bootclasspath_14="/shared/tools/tm/JDKs/win32/j2sdk1.4.2_19/jre/lib/rt.jar:/shared/tools/tm/JDKs/win32/j2sdk1.4.2_19/jre/lib/jsse.jar"
 bootclasspath_15="/shared/common/jdk-1.5.0-22.x86_64/jre/lib/rt.jar"
 #bootclasspath_16="$builderDir/jdk/win32_16/jdk6/jre/lib/rt.jar"
+java16bin="/shared/tools/tm/jdk-1.6/bin"
 bootclasspath_16="/shared/tools/tm/jdk-1.6/jre/lib/rt.jar"
 #bootclasspath_foundation="/shared/common/Java_ME_platform_SDK_3.0_EA/runtimes/cdc-hi/lib/rt.jar"
 bootclasspath_foundation11="/shared/tools/tm/JDKs/win32/j9_cdc11/lib/jclFoundation11/classes.zip"
 bootclasspath=${bootclasspath_14}
 
-command="java -cp ${basebuilder}/plugins/${launcher} org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main "
+command="${java16bin}/java -cp ${basebuilder}/plugins/${launcher} org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main "
 command="$command -application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner "
 command="$command -buildfile ${pdeBuild}/scripts/build.xml "
 command="$command -DbuildDirectory=${buildDirectory} "