diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a38253f5d9179dbc9610f5bb1a75ea7de3e645a4..a7c541aff2920f59f5b023c8e378d354c1cdd93f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
 
 buildscript {
   def rosMavenPath = "$System.env.ROS_MAVEN_PATH".split(':').collect { 'file://' + it }
+  def rosMavenRepository = "$System.env.ROS_MAVEN_REPOSITORY"
   repositories {
     rosMavenPath.each { p ->
       maven {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     mavenLocal()
     maven {
-      url 'https://github.com/rosjava/rosjava_mvn_repo/raw/master'
+      url rosMavenRepository
     }
   }
   dependencies {