diff --git a/bin/jruby.bash b/bin/jruby.bash
index eb5264d..4816a28 100755
--- a/bin/jruby.bash
+++ b/bin/jruby.bash
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ ruby_args=("${ruby_args[@]}" "$@")
 # Put the ruby_args back into the position arguments $1, $2 etc
 set -- "${ruby_args[@]}"
 
-JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS $JAVA_MEM $JAVA_MEM_MIN $JAVA_STACK"
+JAVA_OPTS="$FEDORA_JAVA_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $JAVA_MEM $JAVA_MEM_MIN $JAVA_STACK"
 
 JFFI_OPTS="-Djffi.boot.library.path=$JRUBY_HOME/lib/jni"