diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml b/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml
index e66bbbe9098..c8a34a4660c 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>dist</id>
-            <phase>compile</phase>
+            <phase>prepare-package</phase>
             <goals>
               <goal>exec</goal>
             </goals>