diff --git a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/p2.inf b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/p2.inf
index 2c6384e27..e962eb62e 100644
--- a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/p2.inf
+++ b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/p2.inf
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ instructions.unconfigure=\
  org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.removeRepository(type:1,location:http${#58}//download.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/sts4/update/e4.8);\
  org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.removeRepository(type:0,location:http${#58}//download.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/sts4-language-server-integrations);\
  org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.removeRepository(type:1,location:http${#58}//download.springsource.com/release/TOOLS/sts4-language-server-integrations);
+
+ # Bug 530093: make sure we have latest version of a.jre.javase included with product
+ requires.3.namespace=org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu
+ requires.3.name=a.jre.javase
+ requires.3.range=[9.0.0,9.0.0]
+ requires.4.namespace=org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu
+ requires.4.name=config.a.jre.javase
+ requires.4.range=[9.0.0,9.0.0]
diff --git a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/pom.xml b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/pom.xml
index 05241cd15..b1669cb33 100644
--- a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e48/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+				<artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
+				<version>${tycho.version}</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<executionEnvironment>JavaSE-9</executionEnvironment>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
 				<artifactId>tycho-p2-director-plugin</artifactId>