diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/release/maven-build.nix b/pkgs/build-support/release/maven-build.nix
index 6b47bb9cae9..f7ea07baccb 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/release/maven-build.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/release/maven-build.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ( rec {
   '';  
 
   mvnAssembly = ''
-    mvn assembly:assembly -Dmaven.test.skip.exec=true ${mvnFlags}
+    mvn assembly:assembly -Dmaven.test.skip=true ${mvnFlags}
   '';
 
   mvnRelease = ''