diff --git a/artemis-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/maven/ArtemisDependencyScanPlugin.java b/artemis-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/maven/ArtemisDependencyScanPlugin.java
index 879167ce9b..7133574cae 100644
--- a/artemis-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/maven/ArtemisDependencyScanPlugin.java
+++ b/artemis-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/maven/ArtemisDependencyScanPlugin.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ArtemisDependencyScanPlugin extends ArtemisAbstractPlugin {
    private String variableName;
 
    @Parameter
-   private String pathSeparator = ";";
+   private String pathSeparator = File.pathSeparator;
 
    protected boolean isIgnore() {
       return false;