diff --git a/make/defs.make b/make/defs.make
index 528d9405bf8520194a9ebc6d200835bfd3d0a878..48b91684ba7d33a8617ec56e56efdcab0fe937fd 100644
--- a/make/defs.make
+++ b/make/defs.make
@@ -101,15 +101,14 @@ ifndef HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION
 endif
 
 ifdef HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION
-# specified in command line (PRT build)
+# specified in command line
 else
-  ifdef JPRT_BUILD_VERSION
-# JPR build
-    HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION=$(JPRT_BUILD_VERSION)
-  else
-    ifdef COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER
+  ifdef COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER
 # JRE build
-      HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION=
+    HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION=
+  else
+    ifdef USER_RELEASE_SUFFIX
+      HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION=internal-$(USER_RELEASE_SUFFIX)
     else
       HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION=internal
     endif
diff --git a/make/jprt.gmk b/make/jprt.gmk
index b7f5292a1b504dc1bbb6bf565624f9d100f817d2..7495cc31456a48984a08da8b397603b50d82e9d2 100644
--- a/make/jprt.gmk
+++ b/make/jprt.gmk
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 # JPRT rule to build this workspace
 
 JPRT_ARCHIVE_BUNDLE=$(ABS_OUTPUTDIR)/$(JPRT_BUILD_FLAVOR)-bundle.zip
-ifdef JPRT_BUILD_VERSION
-  MILESTONE=$(JPRT_BUILD_VERSION)
-endif
 
 ifeq ($(OSNAME),windows)
   ZIPFLAGS=-q
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make b/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make
index af34617f46ce5c0f6fdef78a59b31563d26cfddf..32fea93dbfea376678bfee238314534808caf091 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 # OS_FAMILY	- operating system
 # VARIANT	- core, compiler1, compiler2, or tiered
 # HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION - <major>.<minor>-b<nn> (11.0-b07)
-# HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION   - internal, PRTjob ID, JPRTjob ID
+# HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION   - internal, internal-$(USER_RELEASE_SUFFIX) or empty
 # JRE_RELEASE_VERSION     - <major>.<minor>.<micro> (1.7.0)
 #
 # Builds the directory trees with makefiles plus some convenience files in
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make
index a505963a252be4d9756005f56a4241e4ba67f424..677d028071a1232faaf6499ef888d77b1d3d080a 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 # OS_FAMILY	- operating system
 # VARIANT	- core, compiler1, compiler2, or tiered
 # HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION - <major>.<minor>-b<nn> (11.0-b07)
-# HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION   - internal, PRTjob ID, JPRTjob ID
+# HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION   - internal, internal-$(USER_RELEASE_SUFFIX) or empty
 # JRE_RELEASE_VERSION     - <major>.<minor>.<micro> (1.7.0)
 #
 # Builds the directory trees with makefiles plus some convenience files in
diff --git a/make/windows/projectfiles/common/Makefile b/make/windows/projectfiles/common/Makefile
index 038cb280b2f0ec8f6099c83d8f6e31fb0e6c9857..5b2914ce10dec2f903b21a7ed4b2f3e73c4efeba 100644
--- a/make/windows/projectfiles/common/Makefile
+++ b/make/windows/projectfiles/common/Makefile
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION="$(HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION)"
 !else
 HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION="$(HS_MAJOR_VER).$(HS_MINOR_VER)-b$(HS_BUILD_NUMBER)"
 !endif
+!if "$(USER_RELEASE_SUFFIX)" != ""
+HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION$(HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION) = internal-$(USER_RELEASE_SUFFIX)
+!else
 HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION$(HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION) = internal
+!endif
 !if "$(HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION)" != ""
 HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION="$(HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION)-$(HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION)"
 !endif