# How to change JAVA\_HOME using gradle.proeprties?

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-change-java-home-using-gradle-proeprties/5649>\
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**Created:** [October 14, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-change-java-home-using-gradle-proeprties/5649 "2013-10-14T07:09:00Z")\
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‘org.gradle.jvmargs’ is literally the extra args used to fork the JVM, not the ‘JAVA\_HOME’ location.

You want ‘org.gradle.java.home’, see: [http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/build\_environment.html](http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/build_environment.html)

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