diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/init b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/init
index 3ccae857e8..9a4fadbb05 100755
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/init
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/init
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ if [ -z "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
-  echo "The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly" >&2
-  echo "This environment variable is needed to run this program" >&2
-  echo "NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE" >&2
+  echo "The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly," >&2
+  echo "this environment variable is needed to run this program." >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd
index e2a6e4e3af..d7e8dfa6ed 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ set "JAVACMD=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
 
 :checkJCmd
 if not exist "%JAVACMD%" (
-  echo The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly >&2
-  echo This environment variable is needed to run this program >&2
-  echo NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE >&2
+  echo The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly, >&2
+  echo this environment variable is needed to run this program. >&2
   goto error
 )