diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 2596d85122983c12ade1d89fe043bb5f933d0300..f78c2d971c688da7bddd3339a03cf0dbe9b5b249 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
 # Get OS/ARCH specifics
 OSNAME = $(shell uname -s)
-SLASH_JAVA = /java
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), SunOS)
   PLATFORM = solaris
+  SLASH_JAVA = /java
   ARCH = $(shell uname -p)
   ifeq ($(ARCH), i386)
     ARCH=i586
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ifeq ($(OSNAME), SunOS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), Linux)
   PLATFORM = linux
+  SLASH_JAVA = /java
   ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
   ifeq ($(ARCH), i386)
     ARCH = i586
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ ifeq ($(OSNAME), Windows_NT)
   EXESUFFIX = .exe
 endif
 
+ifdef ALT_SLASH_JAVA
+  SLASH_JAVA = $(ALT_SLASH_JAVA)
+endif
+
 # Utilities used
 CD    = cd
 CP    = cp