diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce6e93603..6d52a3228 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.3</version>
         <configuration>
-          <targetJdk>${maven.compile.target}</targetJdk>
+          <targetJdk>${maven.compiler.target}</targetJdk>
         </configuration>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>