diff --git a/lib/facter/java_version.rb b/lib/facter/java_version.rb
index c5b92d8..6de4bb4 100644
--- a/lib/facter/java_version.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/java_version.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Resolution:
 #   Tests for presence of java, returns nil if not present
-#   returns output of "java -version" and splits on \n + '"'
+#   returns output of "java -version" and splits on '"'
 #
 # Caveats:
 #   none
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ Facter.add(:java_version) do
     unless ['darwin'].include? Facter.value(:operatingsystem).downcase
       version = nil
       if Facter::Util::Resolution.which('java')
-        Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1').lines.each { |line| version = $LAST_MATCH_INFO[1] if %r{^.+ version \"(.+)\".*$} =~ line }
-
+        Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1').lines.each { |line| version = Regexp.last_match(1) if %r{^.+ version \"(.+)\"} =~ line }
       end
       version
     end
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ Facter.add(:java_version) do
   setcode do
     unless %r{Unable to find any JVMs matching version} =~ Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/libexec/java_home --failfast 2>&1')
       version = nil
-      Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1').lines.each { |line| version = $LAST_MATCH_INFO[1] if %r{^.+ version \"(.+)\"$} =~ line }
+      Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1').lines.each { |line| version = Regexp.last_match(1) if %r{^.+ version \"(.+)\"} =~ line }
       version
     end
   end