diff --git a/files/java.sh b/files/java.sh
index 6a9af7e..67606b7 100755
--- a/files/java.sh
+++ b/files/java.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # Invoke java with the $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH set with the homebrew lib dir.
 # This allows java to load native libraries installed via homebrew.
 
+if [ -z "$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH" ]; then
+    DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/lib:/usr/local/lib:/lib:/usr/lib"
+fi
+
 export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="$BOXEN_HOME/homebrew/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH"
 
 if [ -x /usr/libexec/java_home ]; then