--- plugins/org.eclipse.jdt.junit/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/junit/buildpath/P2Utils.java
+++ plugins/org.eclipse.jdt.junit/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/junit/buildpath/P2Utils.java
@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@ class P2Utils {
 		try {
 			URL bundlesTxt= new URL(bundlesLocationURL.getProtocol(), bundlesLocationURL.getHost(), new File(bundlesLocationURL.getFile(), bundleInfoPath).getAbsolutePath());
 			BundleInfo bundles[]= getBundlesFromFile(bundlesLocationURL, bundlesTxt);
+			if (useConfigArea) {
+				// the config area may have relative URLs that should be
+				// resolved to the install location.
+				URL installLocationURL = Platform.getInstallLocation().getURL();
+				BundleInfo installBundles[]= getBundlesFromFile(installLocationURL, bundlesTxt);
+				if (bundles == null || bundles.length == 0) {
+					bundles = installBundles;
+				}
+				else if (installBundles != null && installBundles.length > 0) {
+					BundleInfo mergedBundles[] = new BundleInfo[bundles.length + installBundles.length];
+					System.arraycopy(bundles, 0, mergedBundles, 0, bundles.length);
+					System.arraycopy(installBundles, 0, mergedBundles, bundles.length, installBundles.length);
+					bundles = mergedBundles;
+				}
+			}
 			if (bundles == null || bundles.length == 0) {
 				return null;
 			}