diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarInstallMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarInstallMojo.java
index 8e09c01a44..fe75d74836 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarInstallMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/jar/JarInstallMojo.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class JarInstallMojo
         Artifact pomArtifact = new DefaultArtifact( project.getGroupId(),
                                                     project.getArtifactId(),
                                                     project.getVersion(),
-                                                    project.getType() );
+                                                    "pom" );
 
         artifactInstaller.install( project.getFile(), pomArtifact, localRepository );