diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultBuildPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultBuildPluginManager.java
index c138216695..1301be8586 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultBuildPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultBuildPluginManager.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin;
  * the License.
  */
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -113,9 +115,13 @@ public class DefaultBuildPluginManager
         }
         catch ( LinkageError e )
         {
-            pluginRealm.display();
+            ByteArrayOutputStream os = new ByteArrayOutputStream( 1024 );
+            PrintStream ps = new PrintStream( os );
+            ps.println( "A linkage error occured while executing " + mojoDescriptor.getId() );
+            ps.println( e );
+            pluginRealm.display( ps );
 
-            throw e;
+            throw new PluginExecutionException( mojoExecution, project, os.toString(), e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionException.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionException.java
index e16ffa93d2..3a3e5a3d4f 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionException.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionException.java
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ public class PluginExecutionException
         this.mojoExecution = mojoExecution;
     }
 
+    public PluginExecutionException( MojoExecution mojoExecution, MavenProject project, String message, Throwable cause )
+    {
+        super( mojoExecution.getMojoDescriptor(), project, message, cause );
+        this.mojoExecution = mojoExecution;
+    }
+
     public PluginExecutionException( MojoExecution mojoExecution, MavenProject project, Exception cause )
     {
         super( mojoExecution.getMojoDescriptor(), project, constructMessage( cause ), cause );