diff --git a/Modules/FindJava.cmake b/Modules/FindJava.cmake
index 0bd7eb073..be2a90fb3 100644
--- a/Modules/FindJava.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindJava.cmake
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ if(Java_JAVA_EXECUTABLE)
       OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
       ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
     if( res )
-      if(${Java_FIND_REQUIRED})
+      if(var MATCHES "No Java runtime present, requesting install")
+        set_property(CACHE Java_JAVA_EXECUTABLE
+          PROPERTY VALUE "Java_JAVA_EXECUTABLE-NOTFOUND")
+      elseif(${Java_FIND_REQUIRED})
         message( FATAL_ERROR "Error executing java -version" )
       else()
         message( STATUS "Warning, could not run java -version")