diff --git a/maven-core-it-verifier/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java b/maven-core-it-verifier/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java
index 6d63ddfd9c..27e9d388a1 100644
--- a/maven-core-it-verifier/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java
+++ b/maven-core-it-verifier/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java
@@ -604,11 +604,11 @@ public class Verifier
             String executable;
             if ( mavenHome != null )
             {
-                executable = mavenHome + "/bin/m2";
+                executable = mavenHome + "/bin/mvn";
             }
             else
             {
-                executable = "m2";
+                executable = "mvn";
             }
 
             cli.setExecutable( executable );