diff --git a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
index fd1b21e3f9bb..693b90977b8e 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
+++ b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
@@ -60,15 +60,11 @@ echo NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE >&2
 goto error
 
 :chkMHome
-set "MAVEN_HOME=%~dp0.."
-if not "%MAVEN_HOME%"=="" goto stripMHome
+set "MAVEN_HOME=%~dp0"
+set "MAVEN_HOME=%MAVEN_HOME:~0,-5%"
+if not "%MAVEN_HOME%"=="" goto checkMCmd
 goto error
 
-:stripMHome
-if not "_%MAVEN_HOME:~-1%"=="_\" goto checkMCmd
-set "MAVEN_HOME=%MAVEN_HOME:~0,-1%"
-goto stripMHome
-
 :checkMCmd
 if exist "%MAVEN_HOME%\bin\mvn.cmd" goto init
 goto error