diff --git a/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt
index 52cd716..ad0567c 100644
--- a/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,22 +4,26 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
 
 find_package(JNI REQUIRED)
 
-
-include_directories(
-  ../../openalpr/
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
-)
+if (${JNI_FOUND} MATCHES "TRUE")
+  include_directories(
+    ../../openalpr/
+    ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
+  )
 
 
-set(jni_source_files
- openalprjni.cpp
-)
-
-    
-add_library(openalprjni SHARED ${jni_source_files})
+  set(jni_source_files
+   openalprjni.cpp
+  )
 
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(openalprjni openalpr)
+  add_library(openalprjni SHARED ${jni_source_files})
 
 
-install (TARGETS openalprjni   DESTINATION    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib)
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+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(openalprjni openalpr)
+
+
+  install (TARGETS openalprjni   DESTINATION    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib)
+else()
+  MESSAGE("JAVA JNI library not found, skipping openalprjni compilation")
+
+endif()
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