diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile
index ab30d867d..b76a6e21e 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ setup = \
 
 # Compiles java files then runs the testcase. A testcase is only run if
 # a file is found which has _runme.java appended after the testcase name.
-# Note Java uses LD_LIBRARY_PATH under Unix and PATH under Cygwin.
+# Note Java uses LD_LIBRARY_PATH under Unix, PATH under Cygwin/Windows and SHLIB_PATH on HPUX.
 run_testcase = \
 	(cd $*; javac *.java; ); \
 	if [ -f $*\_runme.java ]; then ( \
 	  javac $*\_runme.java; \
-	  env LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$*:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" PATH="$*:$$PATH" java $*\_runme;) \
+	  env LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$*:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" PATH="$*:$$PATH" SHLIB_PATH="$*:$$SHLIB_PATH" java $*\_runme;) \
 	fi;
 
 # Clean: remove testcase directories