diff --git a/envsetup.sh b/envsetup.sh
index ba4f683..5ed3dc1 100644
--- a/envsetup.sh
+++ b/envsetup.sh
@@ -1380,7 +1380,8 @@
 # JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.7/ folder.
 function set_java_home() {
     # Clear the existing JAVA_HOME value if we set it ourselves, so that
-    # we can reset it later, depending on the value of EXPERIMENTAL_USE_JAVA7.
+    # we can reset it later, depending on the version of java the build
+    # system needs.
     #
     # If we don't do this, the JAVA_HOME value set by the first call to
     # build/envsetup.sh will persist forever.
@@ -1389,7 +1390,7 @@
     fi
 
     if [ ! "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
-      if [ ! "$EXPERIMENTAL_USE_JAVA7" ]; then
+      if [ -n "$LEGACY_USE_JAVA6" ]; then
         case `uname -s` in
             Darwin)
                 export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home