diff --git a/rockcraft/plugins/jlink_plugin.py b/rockcraft/plugins/jlink_plugin.py
index 0ae7b54b3..af28e808f 100644
--- a/rockcraft/plugins/jlink_plugin.py
+++ b/rockcraft/plugins/jlink_plugin.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def get_build_commands(self) -> list[str]:
         java_home = (
             "usr/lib/jvm/java-"
             + str(options.jlink_java_version)
-            + "-openjdk-${CRAFT_TARGET_ARCH}/"
+            + "-openjdk-${CRAFT_TARGET_ARCH}"
         )
 
         if len(options.jlink_jars) > 0:
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/test_jlink_plugin.py b/tests/unit/plugins/test_jlink_plugin.py
index 4bbf14acd..e11529343 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/test_jlink_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/test_jlink_plugin.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_get_build_commands(self, setup_method_fixture, new_dir, version):
         assert (
             "INSTALL_ROOT=${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/usr/lib/jvm/java-"
             + version
-            + "-openjdk-${CRAFT_TARGET_ARCH}/"
+            + "-openjdk-${CRAFT_TARGET_ARCH}"
             in commands
         )
         assert (