diff --git a/build/dependencies/setupJdk.gradle b/build/dependencies/setupJdk.gradle
index d2cdd128c9e8..225ae67c6aa7 100644
--- a/build/dependencies/setupJdk.gradle
+++ b/build/dependencies/setupJdk.gradle
@@ -113,18 +113,12 @@ task setupJdk16(dependsOn: configurations.jdk16) {
     logger.info("Setting up JDK 1.6 to compile")
     unpackJdk(jdkArchive.call(), outputDir)
     deleteBrokenSymlink(outputDir)
-    if (!new File(outputDir, "bin").exists() && new File(outputDir, "jre/bin").exists()) {
-      copy {
-        from file(new File(outputDir, "jre/bin"))
-        into file(new File(outputDir, "bin"))
-        include 'java*'
-      }
-    }
+    createMissingLauncher(outputDir)
   }
 }
 
 // Gradle dies on trying to process broken links: https://issues.gradle.org/browse/GRADLE-1843
-private void deleteBrokenSymlink(def outputDir) {
+private void deleteBrokenSymlink(String outputDir) {
   if (org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem.current().isMacOsX()) {
     def pluginJar = file("$outputDir/Contents/Home/lib/plugin.jar")
     if (!pluginJar.exists()) {
@@ -135,6 +129,17 @@ private void deleteBrokenSymlink(def outputDir) {
   }
 }
 
+// some JPS builders rely on a launcher presence in <JDK>/bin directory
+private void createMissingLauncher(String outputDir) {
+  if (!new File(outputDir, "bin").exists() && new File(outputDir, "jre/bin").exists()) {
+    copy {
+      from file(new File(outputDir, "jre/bin"))
+      into file(new File(outputDir, "bin"))
+      include 'java*'
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 setupJdk16.onlyIf { inJetBrainsNetwork }
 
 def intellijProjectDir() {