diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ballerina/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ballerina/default.nix
index f8dcc907f7ab..a815b6be7089 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ballerina/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ballerina/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
   preFixup = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/bal --set JAVA_HOME ${openjdk}/lib/openjdk
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/bal --set JAVA_HOME ${openjdk}
   '';
 
   passthru.tests.smokeTest = let