diff -ur mapserver-5.4.1/mapscript/java/Makefile.in mapserver-5.4.1_new/mapscript/java/Makefile.in
--- mapserver-5.4.1/mapscript/java/Makefile.in	2009-07-02 13:04:17.000000000 +0200
+++ mapserver-5.4.1_new/mapscript/java/Makefile.in	2008-01-10 15:48:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 # Java Stuff
 #
 JAVADOC=javadoc
-JAVAC=javac
+JAVAC=javac -target 1.5 -source 1.5
 JAVA=java
 JAR=jar
 JAVA_INCLUDE=-I${JAVA_HOME}/include -I${JAVA_HOME}/include/@OS_INCLUDE_DIR@