diff --git a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/Artifact.java b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/Artifact.java
index b044fc3a28..cfe16fdc32 100644
--- a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/Artifact.java
+++ b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/Artifact.java
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.VersionRange;
 public interface Artifact
     extends Comparable<Artifact>
 {
+
+    String RELEASE_VERSION = "RELEASE";
+
     String LATEST_VERSION = "LATEST";
 
     String SNAPSHOT_VERSION = "SNAPSHOT";
@@ -59,8 +62,6 @@ public interface Artifact
 
     String SCOPE_IMPORT = "import";   // Used to import dependencyManagement dependencies
 
-    String RELEASE_VERSION = "RELEASE";
-
     String getGroupId();
 
     String getArtifactId();
diff --git a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/DefaultWagonManager.java b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/DefaultWagonManager.java
index 0e9fbb0a69..74eae68b85 100644
--- a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/DefaultWagonManager.java
+++ b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/DefaultWagonManager.java
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public class DefaultWagonManager
 
                 if ( artifact.isResolved() )
                 {
+                    artifact.setRepository( repository );
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/ReactorArtifactRepository.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/ReactorArtifactRepository.java
index 94b6282898..30b4e42ac9 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/ReactorArtifactRepository.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/ReactorArtifactRepository.java
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ public class ReactorArtifactRepository
         {
             if ( "pom".equals( artifact.getType() ) )
             {
-                artifact.setFile( project.getFile() );
-
-                artifact.setResolved( true );
+                resolve( artifact, project.getFile() );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -62,9 +60,7 @@ public class ReactorArtifactRepository
                     // If we are running before the packaging phase there is going to be no archive anyway, but if we are running prior to package
                     // we shouldn't even take the archive anyway.
 
-                    artifact.setFile( projectArtifact.getFile() );
-
-                    artifact.setResolved( true );
+                    resolve( artifact, projectArtifact.getFile() );
                 }
                 else if ( isProjectOutputValid( project ) )
                 {
@@ -81,9 +77,7 @@ public class ReactorArtifactRepository
 
                     if ( classesDir.isDirectory() )
                     {
-                        artifact.setFile( classesDir );
-
-                        artifact.setResolved( true );
+                        resolve( artifact, classesDir );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -92,6 +86,15 @@ public class ReactorArtifactRepository
         return artifact;
     }
 
+    private void resolve( Artifact artifact, File file )
+    {
+        artifact.setFile( file );
+
+        artifact.setResolved( true );
+
+        artifact.setRepository( this );
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getId()
     {
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
index 07ac198740..4032d72d20 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
                                                 "Error resolving project artifact: " + e.getMessage(), e );
         }
 
-        return build( artifact.getFile(), false, configuration );
+        boolean localProject = artifact.getRepository() != null && "reactor".equals( artifact.getRepository().getId() );
+
+        return build( artifact.getFile(), localProject, configuration );
     }
 
     /**