diff --git a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.4_p11.ebuild b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.4_p11.ebuild
index 6908dd4a66c91..33938cb19738c 100644
--- a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.4_p11.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.4_p11.ebuild
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	rm -v lib/security/cacerts || die
+	dosym ../../../../etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts "${dest}"/lib/security/cacerts
 
 	dodir "${dest}"
 	cp -pPR * "${ddest}" || die
 
-	dosym "${EPREFIX}"/etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts "${dest}"/lib/security/cacerts
-
 	use gentoo-vm && java-vm_install-env "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-${SLOT}.env.sh
 	java-vm_set-pax-markings "${ddest}"
 	java-vm_revdep-mask
diff --git a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.5_p10.ebuild b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.5_p10.ebuild
index 6908dd4a66c91..33938cb19738c 100644
--- a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.5_p10.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-11.0.5_p10.ebuild
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	rm -v lib/security/cacerts || die
+	dosym ../../../../etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts "${dest}"/lib/security/cacerts
 
 	dodir "${dest}"
 	cp -pPR * "${ddest}" || die
 
-	dosym "${EPREFIX}"/etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts "${dest}"/lib/security/cacerts
-
 	use gentoo-vm && java-vm_install-env "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-${SLOT}.env.sh
 	java-vm_set-pax-markings "${ddest}"
 	java-vm_revdep-mask
diff --git a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.222_p10.ebuild b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.222_p10.ebuild
index ce2ae3294602a..89a6c444db448 100644
--- a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.222_p10.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.222_p10.ebuild
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	rm -v lib/security/cacerts || die
+	dosym ../../../../../etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts \
+		"${dest}"/jre/lib/security/cacerts
 
 	dodir "${dest}"
 	cp -pPR * "${ddest}" || die
diff --git a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.232_p09.ebuild b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.232_p09.ebuild
index 5c67ca6a62168..9801e4fd0609c 100644
--- a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.232_p09.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.232_p09.ebuild
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	rm -v lib/security/cacerts || die
+	dosym ../../../../../etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts \
+		"${dest}"/jre/lib/security/cacerts
 
 	dodir "${dest}"
 	cp -pPR * "${ddest}" || die
 
-	dosym "${EPREFIX}"/etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts "${dest}"/lib/security/cacerts
-
 	use gentoo-vm && java-vm_install-env "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-${SLOT}.env.sh
 	java-vm_set-pax-markings "${ddest}"
 	java-vm_revdep-mask
diff --git a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.242_p08.ebuild b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.242_p08.ebuild
index c19496184b2ca..64875594ac491 100644
--- a/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.242_p08.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin/openjdk-jre-bin-8.242_p08.ebuild
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	rm -v lib/security/cacerts || die
+	dosym ../../../../../etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts \
+		"${dest}"/jre/lib/security/cacerts
 
 	dodir "${dest}"
 	cp -pPR * "${ddest}" || die
 
-	dosym "${EPREFIX}"/etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts "${dest}"/lib/security/cacerts
-
 	java-vm_install-env "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-${SLOT}.env.sh
 	java-vm_set-pax-markings "${ddest}"
 	java-vm_revdep-mask