diff --git a/craft_parts/plugins/jlink_plugin.py b/craft_parts/plugins/jlink_plugin.py
index 593847337..7d18e343d 100644
--- a/craft_parts/plugins/jlink_plugin.py
+++ b/craft_parts/plugins/jlink_plugin.py
@@ -125,18 +125,21 @@ def get_build_commands(self) -> list[str]:
         commands.append("CPATH=.")
         commands.append(
             """
-                find ${CRAFT_PART_BUILD}/tmp -type f -name *.jar | while IFS= read -r file; do
-                    CPATH=$CPATH:${file}
+                for file in $(find "${CRAFT_PART_BUILD}/tmp" -type f -name "*.jar"); do
+                    CPATH="$CPATH:${file}"
                 done
-                find ${CRAFT_STAGE} -type f -name *.jar | while IFS= read -r file; do
-                    CPATH=$CPATH:${file}
+                for file in $(find "${CRAFT_STAGE}" -type f -name "*.jar"); do
+                    CPATH="$CPATH:${file}"
                 done
             """
         )
         commands.append(
             """if [ "x${PROCESS_JARS}" != "x" ]; then
-                deps=$(${JDEPS} --class-path=${CPATH} -q --recursive  --ignore-missing-deps \
-                    --print-module-deps --multi-release ${MULTI_RELEASE} ${PROCESS_JARS})
+                deps=$(${JDEPS} --print-module-deps -q --recursive \
+                    --ignore-missing-deps \
+                    --multi-release ${MULTI_RELEASE} \
+                    --class-path=${CPATH} \
+                    ${PROCESS_JARS})
                 else
                     deps=java.base
                 fi
diff --git a/docs/common/craft-parts/craft-parts.wordlist.txt b/docs/common/craft-parts/craft-parts.wordlist.txt
index 89d1bb9af..90c0c3ff4 100644
--- a/docs/common/craft-parts/craft-parts.wordlist.txt
+++ b/docs/common/craft-parts/craft-parts.wordlist.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Config
 ConfigDict
 CopyFileNotFound
 CopyTreeError
+CPATH
 CraftCtl
 Craftctl
 DESTDIR
diff --git a/docs/reference/changelog.rst b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
index beda40ffb..875d2956c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 Changelog
 *********
 
+2.5.1 (2025-02-12)
+------------------
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+- Fix CPATH variable scope in the :ref:`jlink plugin<craft_parts_jlink_plugin>`.
+- Fix Jdeps parameter ordering in the 
+  :ref:`jlink plugin<craft_parts_jlink_plugin>`.
+
+
 2.3.1 (2025-02-07)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/plugins/test_jlink.py b/tests/integration/plugins/test_jlink.py
index f7a6665a1..05a599982 100644
--- a/tests/integration/plugins/test_jlink.py
+++ b/tests/integration/plugins/test_jlink.py
@@ -23,6 +23,72 @@
 from craft_parts import LifecycleManager, Step, errors
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def build_test_jar(new_dir):
+    Path("Test.java").write_text(
+        """
+            public class Test {
+                public static void main(String[] args) {
+                    new Embedded();
+                }
+            }
+        """
+    )
+    Path("Embedded.java").write_text(
+        """
+            import javax.swing.*;
+            public class Embedded {
+                public Embedded() {
+                    new JFrame("foo").setVisible(true);
+                }
+            }
+
+        """
+    )
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["javac", "Test.java", "Embedded.java"], check=True, capture_output=True
+    )
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["jar", "cvf", "embedded.jar", "Embedded.class"],
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["jar", "cvf", "test.jar", "Test.class", "embedded.jar"],
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("build_test_jar")
+def test_jlink_plugin_embedded_jar(new_dir, partitions):
+    parts_yaml = textwrap.dedent(
+        """
+        parts:
+            my-part:
+                plugin: jlink
+                source: .
+                jlink-jars: ["test.jar"]
+                after: ["stage-jar"]
+            stage-jar:
+                plugin: dump
+                source: .
+        """
+    )
+    parts = yaml.safe_load(parts_yaml)
+
+    lf = LifecycleManager(
+        parts, application_name="test_jlink", cache_dir=new_dir, partitions=partitions
+    )
+    actions = lf.plan(Step.PRIME)
+
+    with lf.action_executor() as ctx:
+        ctx.execute(actions)
+
+    # java.desktop module should be included in the image
+    assert len(list(Path(f"{new_dir}/stage/usr/lib/jvm/").rglob("libawt.so"))) > 0
+
+
 def test_jlink_plugin_with_jar(new_dir, partitions):
     """Test that jlink produces tailored modules"""