diff --git a/client/driver/java.go b/client/driver/java.go
index 32170bcbd..d8bd394ac 100644
--- a/client/driver/java.go
+++ b/client/driver/java.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/executor"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ func (d *JavaDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 	}
 
 	// Build the argument list.
-	args = append(args, "-jar", filepath.Join(allocdir.TaskLocal, jarName))
+	args = append(args, "-jar", jarName)
 	if len(driverConfig.Args) != 0 {
 		args = append(args, driverConfig.Args...)
 	}