diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/neoload/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/neoload/default.nix
index 384e724dfad..8b00d17ac7d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/neoload/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/neoload/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ if !licenseAccepted then throw ''
 else assert licenseAccepted;
 
 # the installer is very picky and demands 1.7.0.07
-let dotInstall4j = writeTextFile { name = "dot-install4j"; text = ''
-      JRE_VERSION	${jre}	1	7	0	7
-      JRE_INFO	${jre}	94
+let dotInstall4j = path: writeTextFile { name = "dot-install4j"; text = ''
+      JRE_VERSION	${jre}${path}	1	7	0	7
+      JRE_INFO	${jre}${path}	94
     ''; };
 
     responseVarfile = writeTextFile { name = "response.varfile"; text = ''
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/lib/neoload
-    ln -s ${jre} $out/lib/neoload/jre
 
     # the installer wants to use its internal JRE
     # disable this. The extra spaces are needed because the installer carries
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -e 's/^if \[ -f jre.tar.gz/if false          /' $src > installer
     chmod a+x installer
 
-    cp ${dotInstall4j} .install4j
+    cp ${dotInstall4j ""} .install4j
     chmod u+w .install4j
 
     sed -e "s|INSTALLDIR|$out|" ${responseVarfile} > response.varfile
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     bash -ic './installer -q -varfile response.varfile'
 
     for i in $out/bin/*; do
-      wrapProgram $i --run 'cp ${dotInstall4j} ~/.install4j' \
+      wrapProgram $i --run 'cp ${dotInstall4j "/lib/openjdk/jre"} ~/.install4j' \
                      --run 'chmod u+w ~/.install4j'
     done
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       name=$(basename "$i")
       sed -e 's|/lib/neoload/bin|/bin|' "$i" > "$out/share/applications/$name"
     done
-    rm $out/lib/neoload/*.desktop $out/lib/neoload/uninstall
+    rm -r $out/lib/neoload/*.desktop $out/lib/neoload/uninstall
 
   '';