diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java
index 41b2948a5e..fb945f5283 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@ public class JdbcStepExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implement
 			"SE.WRITE_SKIP_COUNT, SE.PROCESS_SKIP_COUNT, SE.ROLLBACK_COUNT, SE.LAST_UPDATED, SE.VERSION," +
 			" JE.JOB_EXECUTION_ID, JE.START_TIME, JE.END_TIME, JE.STATUS, JE.EXIT_CODE, JE.EXIT_MESSAGE, " +
 			"JE.CREATE_TIME, JE.LAST_UPDATED, JE.VERSION" +
-			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION JE, %PREFIX%STEP_EXECUTION SE" +
-			" where " +
-			"      SE.JOB_EXECUTION_ID in (SELECT JOB_EXECUTION_ID from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION " +
-			"where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ?)" +
-			"      and SE.JOB_EXECUTION_ID = JE.JOB_EXECUTION_ID " +
+			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION JE join %PREFIX%STEP_EXECUTION SE" +
+			"      on SE.JOB_EXECUTION_ID = JE.JOB_EXECUTION_ID " +
+			"where JE.JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ?" +
 			"      and SE.STEP_NAME = ?" +
 			" order by SE.START_TIME desc, SE.STEP_EXECUTION_ID desc";