--- old/src/jdk.packager/share/classes/jdk/packager/internal/StandardBundlerParam.java	2018-07-12 14:40:10.861806600 -0400
+++ new/src/jdk.packager/share/classes/jdk/packager/internal/StandardBundlerParam.java	2018-07-12 14:40:09.298650300 -0400
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@
                     Arguments.CLIOptions.JVM_ARGS.getId(),
                     (Class<List<String>>) (Object) List.class,
                     params -> Collections.emptyList(),
-                    (s, p) -> Arrays.asList(s.split("\\s+"))
+                    (s, p) -> Arrays.asList(s.split("\n\n"))
+
             );
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")