diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 1dc8bfaf11..dfe8dd0f78 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ under the License.
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
       <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-toolchain</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </dependency>
+    
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>