diff --git a/bndtools.m2e/src/bndtools/m2e/BndConfigurator.java b/bndtools.m2e/src/bndtools/m2e/BndConfigurator.java
index 49cf23a47f..867efb7863 100644
--- a/bndtools.m2e/src/bndtools/m2e/BndConfigurator.java
+++ b/bndtools.m2e/src/bndtools/m2e/BndConfigurator.java
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ private void execJarMojo(IMaven maven, IMavenProjectRegistry projectRegistry,
 		projectRegistry.execute(projectFacade, (context1, monitor1) -> {
 			SubMonitor progress = SubMonitor.convert(monitor1);
 			MavenProject mavenProject = getMavenProject(projectFacade, progress.split(1));
+			mavenProject.getArtifact().setFile(null);
 
 			List<MojoExecution> mojoExecutions = null;
 			if (!isTest) {