--- a/src/test/java/org/joda/time/TestDateTimeZone.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/joda/time/TestDateTimeZone.java
@@ -778,9 +778,10 @@ public class TestDateTimeZone extends TestCase {
     static final boolean JDK9;
     static {
         boolean jdk9 = true;
+        System.out.println("java.version = " + System.getProperty("java.version")  );
         try {
             String str = System.getProperty("java.version");
-            jdk9 = str.startsWith("9");
+            jdk9 = str.startsWith("11");
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             jdk9 = false;
         }