diff --git a/bin/service.bat b/bin/service.bat
index 446d462be72..93d7c4e4e7d 100644
--- a/bin/service.bat
+++ b/bin/service.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0
 for %%I in ("%SCRIPT_DIR%..") do set ES_HOME=%%~dpfI
 
 rem Detect JVM version to figure out appropriate executable to use
-%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java -version 2>&1 | find "64-Bit" >nul:
+"%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java" -version 2>&1 | find "64-Bit" >nul:
 
 if errorlevel 1 (
     set EXECUTABLE=%ES_HOME%\bin\elasticsearch-service-x86.exe