diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genomefinisher/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genomefinisher/package.py
index fa7f81340a0..a9b38a67b63 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genomefinisher/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genomefinisher/package.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
 
         # Munge the helper script to explicitly point to java and the jar file
         # jar file.
-        java = spec['jdk'].prefix.bin.java
+        java = spec['java'].prefix.bin.java
         kwargs = {'ignore_absent': False, 'backup': False, 'string': False}
         filter_file('^java', java, script, **kwargs)
         filter_file(jar_file, join_path(prefix.bin, jar_file),