Index: ModuleList.java =================================================================== --- ModuleList.java (revision 72) +++ ModuleList.java (working copy) @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Set jars = InstalledFileLocator.getDefault().locateAll(jar, name, false); if (jars.isEmpty()) { throw new FileNotFoundException(jar); - } else if (jars.size() == 1) { + } else if (jars.size() == 1 || Boolean.getBoolean("org.netbeans.core.startup.ModuleList.firstModuleJarWins")) { return jars.iterator().next(); } else { // Pick the newest one available.