diff --git a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn
index cc2cdacba0..29e0eabb83 100755
--- a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn
+++ b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ else
 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/bin/mvn.cmd b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
index 0faa39f81d..fcb0f455a8 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
+++ b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ set "JAVACMD=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
 :checkJCmd
 if exist "%JAVACMD%" goto chkMHome
 
-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
 
 :chkMHome