diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
index cea967daed..d74bc8ed4b 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ public class DefaultPluginPrefixResolver
         {
             for ( ArtifactRepository repository : request.getRemoteRepositories() )
             {
+                if ( !isEnabled( repository ) )
+                {
+                    logger.debug( "Skipped plugin prefix lookup from disabled repository " + repository.getId() );
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 String localPath = getLocalMetadataPath( pluginGroup, repository );
 
                 File groupMetadataFile = new File( localRepository.getBasedir(), localPath );
@@ -286,6 +292,11 @@ public class DefaultPluginPrefixResolver
         return null;
     }
 
+    private boolean isEnabled( ArtifactRepository repository )
+    {
+        return repository.getReleases().isEnabled() || repository.getSnapshots().isEnabled();
+    }
+
     private PluginPrefixResult resolveFromRepository( PluginPrefixRequest request, String pluginGroup,
                                                       File metadataFile, ArtifactRepository repository )
     {