diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 061e7d0c052..45a2b5f1a91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@
                 But it builds the test jar.  From SUREFIRE-172.
               -->
             <arguments>-Dmaven.test.skip.exec ${arguments}</arguments>
+            <goals>${goals}</goals>
             <pomFileName>pom.xml</pomFileName>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>