1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/DevClassPathHelper.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/DevClassPathHelper.java
index cfab2ea6b..de1e0222b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/DevClassPathHelper.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/DevClassPathHelper.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class DevClassPathHelper {
 
 	static {
 		// Check the osgi.dev property to see if dev classpath entries have been defined.
-		String osgiDev = System.getProperty(PROP_DEV);
+		String osgiDev = Activator.getContext() == null ? System.getProperty(PROP_DEV) : Activator.getContext().getProperty(PROP_DEV);
 		if (osgiDev != null) {
 			try {
 				inDevelopmentMode = true;