diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 5279b2c8f99..ef8b80189e7 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 jetty-7.5.2-SNAPSHOT
  + 358121 Implement new UTF8 Algorithm to UTF8Appendable.java
  + 353839 ajp component error when upload file
+ + JETTY-1378 new system property to for the use of the JDTCompiler when using the latest jsp-impl
 
 jetty-7.5.1.v20110908 - 08 September 2011
  + 350634 Added Resource.newResource(File)
diff --git a/jetty-osgi/jetty-osgi-boot-jsp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/osgi/boot/jsp/FragmentActivator.java b/jetty-osgi/jetty-osgi-boot-jsp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/osgi/boot/jsp/FragmentActivator.java
index 46a9ce31bc3..6e34d4a5902 100644
--- a/jetty-osgi/jetty-osgi-boot-jsp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/osgi/boot/jsp/FragmentActivator.java
+++ b/jetty-osgi/jetty-osgi-boot-jsp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/osgi/boot/jsp/FragmentActivator.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class FragmentActivator implements BundleActivator
      * 
      */
     public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
+        System.setProperty("org.apache.jasper.compiler.disablejsr199", Boolean.TRUE.toString());
         WebBundleDeployerHelper.JSP_REGISTRATION_HELPERS.add(new WebappRegistrationCustomizerImpl());
         WebBundleDeployerHelper.JSP_REGISTRATION_HELPERS.add(new PluggableWebAppRegistrationCustomizerImpl());
     }