diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.pkgs/rJava/R/rj.R b/com.oracle.truffle.r.pkgs/rJava/R/rj.R
index bef0b2281f1b0ef5101509cda934d8e2917e6452..5d6727448efcf66cab4845774d2187b3ad192a41 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.pkgs/rJava/R/rj.R
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.pkgs/rJava/R/rj.R
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ J <- function (class, method, ...)
 #
 
 #' @export
-.jinit <- function ()
+.jinit <- function (...)
 {    
     # do nothing
 }
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ J <- function (class, method, ...)
            "*** ", path, "\n",
            "*** are set on LD_LIBRARY_PATH or java.library.path\n",
            "********************************************************\n"))
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}