--- ./core/src/main/java/hudson/EnvVars.java.orig	2009-04-03 10:46:39.986000000 +1100
+++ ./core/src/main/java/hudson/EnvVars.java	2009-04-03 13:35:42.233000000 +1100
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@
 
     private static EnvVars initMaster() {
         EnvVars vars = new EnvVars(System.getenv());
+        
+        // Works around bug in Java or JNLP which makes double quotes appear in the PATH on slaves.
+        String path = vars.get("PATH");
+        vars.override("PATH", path.replaceAll("\"", ""));
+        
         vars.platform = Platform.current();
         if(Functions.isUnitTest)
             // if unit test is launched with maven debug switch,