diff --git a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn
index ecebe9f393..d9a2d75b1a 100755
--- a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn
+++ b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ case "`uname`" in
              #
              # Apple JDKs
              #
-             JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
+             export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
            fi
              
            if [[ -z "$JAVA_HOME" && -L "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK" ]] ; then
-               #
-               # Oracle JDKs
-               #
-               JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
+             #
+             # Oracle JDKs
+             #
+             export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
            fi           
            ;;
 esac
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnDebug b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnDebug
index b7fffc7bb4..14f76b1ad9 100755
--- a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnDebug
+++ b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnDebug
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ case "`uname`" in
              #
              # Apple JDKs
              #
-             JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
+             export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
            fi
              
            if [[ -z "$JAVA_HOME" && -L "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK" ]] ; then
-               #
-               # Oracle JDKs
-               #
-               JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
+             #
+             # Oracle JDKs
+             #
+             export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
            fi           
            ;;
 esac
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnyjp b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnyjp
index 99154db73d..d42bc87184 100755
--- a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnyjp
+++ b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvnyjp
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ case "`uname`" in
              #
              # Apple JDKs
              #
-             JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
+             export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
            fi
              
            if [[ -z "$JAVA_HOME" && -L "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK" ]] ; then
-               #
-               # Oracle JDKs
-               #
-               JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
+             #
+             # Oracle JDKs
+             #
+             export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/CurrentJDK/Contents/Home
            fi           
   
            if [ -z "$YJP_HOME" ]; then