diff --git a/sysutils/data-prepper/Makefile b/sysutils/data-prepper/Makefile
index 0f5c48e..d023db4 100644
--- a/sysutils/data-prepper/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/data-prepper/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SHEBANG_FILES=	bin/data-prepper
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 SUB_FILES=	data-prepper
-SUB_LIST=	SEARCHUSER=${SEARCHUSER} SEARCHGROUP=${SEARCHGROUP}
+SUB_LIST=	SEARCHUSER=${SEARCHUSER} SEARCHGROUP=${SEARCHGROUP} JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME}
 
 BINS=		data-prepper
 CONFIG_FILES=	data-prepper-config.yaml log4j2-rolling.properties