diff --git a/configure/RULES_JAVA b/configure/RULES_JAVA
index 4af9df332..abd28b31a 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_JAVA
+++ b/configure/RULES_JAVA
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 JAVA_INC = $(JAVA_DIR)/include
 JAVA_BIN = $(JAVA_DIR)/bin
-JAVA_INCLUDES += -I${JAVA_INC} -I${JAVA_INC}/${OS_CLASS}
+JAVA_INCLUDES += -I$(JAVA_INC) -I$(JAVA_INC)/$(OS_CLASS) -I$(COMMON_DIR)
 
 JAVACCMD = $(subst \,/,$(JAVA_BIN)/javac$(EXE) $(CLASSPATH) $(SOURCEPATH) $(JAVACFLAGS))
 JAVAHCMD = $(subst \,/,$(JAVA_BIN)/javah$(EXE) -d $(COMMON_DIR) -force $(CLASSPATH) $(JAVAHFLAGS))