diff --git a/maven-shared-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/model/ModelProperty.java b/maven-shared-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/model/ModelProperty.java
index 641fee22db..8f942ae51f 100644
--- a/maven-shared-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/model/ModelProperty.java
+++ b/maven-shared-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/model/ModelProperty.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public String getValue()
     public String getResolvedValue()
     {
         if( !uri.contains("#property") && resolvedValue != null && !resolvedValue.startsWith ("<![CDATA[")
-                && (resolvedValue.contains( "=" ) || resolvedValue.contains( "<" )))
+                && (resolvedValue.contains( "=" ) || resolvedValue.contains( "<" ) || resolvedValue.contains( "&" )))
         {
             resolvedValue =  "<![CDATA[" + resolvedValue + "]]>";
         }