diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
index 37878c5961..54e64079c4 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
@@ -984,6 +984,8 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
 
             mojoExecution.addForkedExecutions( getKey( forkedProject ), forkedExecutions );
         }
+
+        alreadyForkedExecutions.remove( mojoDescriptor );
     }
 
     private List<MojoExecution> calculateForkedGoal( MojoExecution mojoExecution, MavenSession session,
@@ -1005,6 +1007,11 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
             throw new MojoNotFoundException( forkedGoal, pluginDescriptor );
         }
 
+        if ( alreadyForkedExecutions.contains( forkedMojoDescriptor ) )
+        {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
         MojoExecution forkedExecution = new MojoExecution( forkedMojoDescriptor, forkedGoal );
 
         populateMojoExecutionConfiguration( project, forkedExecution, true );
@@ -1052,13 +1059,18 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
 
         for ( List<MojoExecution> forkedExecutions : lifecycleMappings.values() )
         {
-            for ( MojoExecution forkedExecution : forkedExecutions )
+            for ( Iterator<MojoExecution> it = forkedExecutions.iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
             {
-                extractMojoConfiguration( forkedExecution );
+                MojoExecution forkedExecution = it.next();
 
-                calculateForkedExecutions( forkedExecution, session, project, alreadyForkedExecutions );
+                if ( !alreadyForkedExecutions.contains( forkedExecution.getMojoDescriptor() ) )
+                {
+                    extractMojoConfiguration( forkedExecution );
 
-                mojoExecutions.add( forkedExecution );
+                    calculateForkedExecutions( forkedExecution, session, project, alreadyForkedExecutions );
+
+                    mojoExecutions.add( forkedExecution );
+                }
             }
         }