diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index 1bd61089e2..87f51b586b 100644
--- a/pmd-doc/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>8</java.version>
+        <java.home>${env.JAVA_HOME}</java.home>
         <config.basedir>${basedir}/../pmd-core</config.basedir>
     </properties>