diff --git a/lib/env/java.js b/lib/env/java.js
index 2a0c39de..5bd75cb9 100644
--- a/lib/env/java.js
+++ b/lib/env/java.js
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ const java = {
                 } else {
                     // See if we can derive it from javac's location.
                     var maybeJavaHome = path.dirname(path.dirname(javacPath));
-                    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(maybeJavaHome, 'lib', 'tools.jar'))) {
+                    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(maybeJavaHome, 'bin', 'java')) ||
+                            fs.existsSync(path.join(maybeJavaHome, 'bin', 'java.exe'))) {
                         environment.JAVA_HOME = maybeJavaHome;
                     } else {
                         throw new CordovaError(default_java_error_msg);