diff --git a/srcpkgs/oracle-jre/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/oracle-jre/REMOVE
index f8cebb25b76..81227ddb6cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/oracle-jre/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/oracle-jre/REMOVE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 case "$ACTION" in
 pre)
 	. usr/lib/jvm/oracle-jre-vars.sh
-	rm -r usr/lib/jvm/$PKGNAME
+	rm -r usr/lib/jvm/jre$ORACLE_JRE_LONG_VERSION
 	;;
 esac