diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java
index 37d73a2d8..7596688a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ public enum JavaVersion {
         return v > 0 ? v : 99f;
     }
 
+    static String[] split(final String value) {
+        return value.split(VERSION_SPLIT_REGEX);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parses a float value from a String.
      *
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ public enum JavaVersion {
         if (!value.contains(".")) {
             return NumberUtils.toFloat(value, defaultReturnValue);
         }
-        final String[] toParse = value.split("\\.");
+        final String[] toParse = split(value);
         if (toParse.length >= 2) {
             return NumberUtils.toFloat(toParse[0] + '.' + toParse[1], defaultReturnValue);
         }
@@ -310,6 +314,11 @@ public enum JavaVersion {
      */
     private final String name;
 
+    /**
+     * The regex to split version strings.
+     */
+    private static final String VERSION_SPLIT_REGEX = "\\.";
+
     /**
      * Constructs a new instance.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
index 8d8f8a938..6dbdffc22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ import java.io.File;
  */
 public class SystemUtils {
 
-    /**
-     * The regex to split version strings.
-     */
-    private static final String VERSION_SPLIT_REGEX = "\\.";
-
     /**
      * The prefix String for all Windows OS.
      */
@@ -2155,8 +2150,8 @@ public class SystemUtils {
         }
         // Compare parts of the version string instead of using String.startsWith(String) because otherwise
         // osVersionPrefix 10.1 would also match osVersion 10.10
-        final String[] versionPrefixParts = osVersionPrefix.split(VERSION_SPLIT_REGEX);
-        final String[] versionParts = osVersion.split(VERSION_SPLIT_REGEX);
+        final String[] versionPrefixParts = JavaVersion.split(osVersionPrefix);
+        final String[] versionParts = JavaVersion.split(osVersion);
         for (int i = 0; i < Math.min(versionPrefixParts.length, versionParts.length); i++) {
             if (!versionPrefixParts[i].equals(versionParts[i])) {
                 return false;