--- icedtea-web-1.7.1/launcher/launchers.in
+++ icedtea-web-1.7.1/launcher/launchers.in
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
   shift
 done
 
+java_dir="`dirname ${JAVA}`"
+alt_java="alt-java"
+if [ -e "$java_dir/$alt_java" ] ; then
+  JAVA="`dirname ${JAVA}`/$alt_java"
+fi
+
 k=0
 COMMAND[k]="${JAVA}"
 k=$((k+1))