diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a293dc6b..d8140393 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ See `attributes/default.rb` for default values.
 deprecated Ubuntu JDK packages from the system, default `false`
 * `node['java']['install_flavor']` - Flavor of JVM you would like
 installed (`oracle`, `openjdk`, `ibm`, `windows`), default `openjdk`
+* `node['java']['flavor_cookbook']` - The cookbook that contains 
+the custom flavor you would like to use to install Java.
 on Linux/Unix platforms, `windows` on Windows platforms.
 * `node['java']['jdk_version']` - JDK version to install, defaults to
   `'6'`.
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index d7f01214..66ef4926 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 # default jdk attributes
 default['java']['install_flavor'] = "openjdk"
+default['java']['flavor_cookbook'] = "java"
 default['java']['jdk_version'] = '6'
 default['java']['arch'] = kernel['machine'] =~ /x86_64/ ? "x86_64" : "i586"
 default['java']['openjdk_packages'] = []
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 574aecde..f48eb7bc 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe "java::#{node['java']['install_flavor']}"
+include_recipe "#{node['java']['flavor_cookbook']}::#{node['java']['install_flavor']}"
 
 # Purge the deprecated Sun Java packages if remove_deprecated_packages is true
 %w[sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre].each do |pkg|