diff --git a/modules/kogito-openjdk/17-headless/module.yaml b/modules/kogito-openjdk/17-headless/module.yaml
index ebdf54bd5..db55c4fe0 100644
--- a/modules/kogito-openjdk/17-headless/module.yaml
+++ b/modules/kogito-openjdk/17-headless/module.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ envs:
     value: "openjdk"
   - name: "JAVA_VERSION"
     value: "17"
+  # Same env set by the openjdk image for modules that won't use it
+  - name: JBOSS_CONTAINER_JAVA_JVM_MODULE
+    value: /opt/container/java/jvm
 
 execute:
   - script: clean.sh
diff --git a/modules/kogito-openjdk/17/module.yaml b/modules/kogito-openjdk/17/module.yaml
index 7a7e7349d..6cd287ddf 100644
--- a/modules/kogito-openjdk/17/module.yaml
+++ b/modules/kogito-openjdk/17/module.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ envs:
     value: "openjdk"
   - name: "JAVA_VERSION"
     value: "17"
+  # Same env set by the openjdk image for modules that won't use it
+  - name: JBOSS_CONTAINER_JAVA_JVM_MODULE
+    value: /opt/container/java/jvm
 
 execute:
   - script: clean.sh