diff --git a/prism/Makefile b/prism/Makefile
index 3152ed28..ce5e1e57 100644
--- a/prism/Makefile
+++ b/prism/Makefile
@@ -57,22 +57,24 @@ endif
 # JAVA_DIR needs to be set to the location of your Java installation.
 # This makefile will try to detect this automatically based on the location of the javac command.
 # If this detection does not work, or you wish to override it,
-# either set the variable yourself by uncommenting and/or modifying one of the lines directly below
+# either set the variable yourself by uncommenting and/or modifying one of the lines below
 # or pass a value to make directly, e.g.: make JAVA_DIR=/usr/java
 
-#JAVA_DIR =	/usr/java
-#JAVA_DIR =	/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2
-#JAVA_DIR =	/bham/java/packages/j2sdk1.4.2
-#JAVA_DIR =	/cygdrive/c/java/j2sdk1.4.2
-#JAVA_DIR =	/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework
-
-JAVA_JAVAC = $(shell JAVA_JAVAC=`which javac`; while [ -h $$JAVA_JAVAC ]; do JAVA_JAVAC=`/bin/ls -l $$JAVA_JAVAC | sed 's/.* -> //'`; done; echo $$JAVA_JAVAC)
+# Autodetection
+JAVA_JAVAC = $(shell JAVA_JAVAC=`which javac`; JAVA_JAVAC_DIR=`dirname $$JAVA_JAVAC`; cd $$JAVA_JAVAC_DIR; while [ -h ./javac ]; do JAVA_JAVAC=`/bin/ls -l ./javac | sed 's/.* -> //'`; JAVA_JAVAC_DIR=`dirname $$JAVA_JAVAC`; cd $$JAVA_JAVAC_DIR; JAVA_JAVAC_DIR=`pwd`; done; echo $$JAVA_JAVAC_DIR/javac)
+#JAVA_JAVAC = $(shell JAVA_JAVAC=`which javac`; while [ -h $$JAVA_JAVAC ]; do JAVA_JAVAC=`/bin/ls -l $$JAVA_JAVAC | sed 's/.* -> //'`; done; echo $$JAVA_JAVAC)
 ifneq (darwin,$(OSTYPE))
 	JAVA_DIR =	$(shell dirname $(JAVA_JAVAC) | sed 's/\/bin//')
 else
 	JAVA_DIR =	$(shell dirname $(JAVA_JAVAC) | sed 's/\/Commands//')
 endif
 
+#JAVA_DIR =	/usr/java
+#JAVA_DIR =	/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2
+#JAVA_DIR =	/bham/java/packages/j2sdk1.4.2
+#JAVA_DIR =	/cygdrive/c/java/j2sdk1.4.2
+#JAVA_DIR =	/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework
+
 ##################
 # Compilers etc. #
 ##################
@@ -402,7 +404,7 @@ checks:
 	  echo "  which javac"; \
 	  echo; \
 	  echo "If the output is of the form 'javac: Command not found' or"; \
-	  echo "'which: no javaccc in...' then either you do not have Java"; \
+	  echo "'which: no javac in...' then either you do not have Java"; \
 	  echo "installed or your path is not set up to include Java."; \
 	  echo "If the output is something like:"; \
 	  echo; \