diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/BuilderCommon.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/BuilderCommon.java
index 2e63647487..a0187378b6 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/BuilderCommon.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/BuilderCommon.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * Common code that is shared by the LifecycleModuleBuilder and the LifeCycleWeaveBuilder
- * 
+ *
  * @since 3.0
  * @author Kristian Rosenvold
  *         Builds one or more lifecycles for a full module
@@ -133,9 +133,8 @@ public class BuilderCommon
         return executionPlan;
     }
 
-    public void handleBuildError( final ReactorContext buildContext, final MavenSession rootSession,
-                                  final MavenProject mavenProject, Exception e, final long buildStartTime )
-    {
+    public void handleBuildError(final ReactorContext buildContext, final MavenSession rootSession, final MavenSession currentSession,
+                                  final MavenProject mavenProject, Exception e, final long buildStartTime) {
         if ( e instanceof RuntimeException )
         {
             e = new InternalErrorException( "Internal error: " + e, e );
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ public class BuilderCommon
 
         buildContext.getResult().addBuildSummary( new BuildFailure( mavenProject, buildEndTime - buildStartTime, e ) );
 
-        eventCatapult.fire( ExecutionEvent.Type.ProjectFailed, rootSession, null, e );
+        eventCatapult.fire( ExecutionEvent.Type.ProjectFailed, currentSession, null, e );
 
         if ( MavenExecutionRequest.REACTOR_FAIL_NEVER.equals( rootSession.getReactorFailureBehavior() ) )
         {
@@ -187,4 +186,4 @@ public class BuilderCommon
     }
 
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleModuleBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleModuleBuilder.java
index fe69c0a120..a0056b42a9 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleModuleBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleModuleBuilder.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 
 /**
  * Builds one or more lifecycles for a full module
- * 
+ *
  * @since 3.0
  * @author Benjamin Bentmann
  * @author Jason van Zyl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class LifecycleModuleBuilder
         }
         catch ( Exception e )
         {
-            builderCommon.handleBuildError( reactorContext, rootSession, currentProject, e, buildStartTime );
+            builderCommon.handleBuildError(reactorContext, rootSession, session, currentProject, e, buildStartTime);
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleWeaveBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleWeaveBuilder.java
index 12058e5307..4b267282fe 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleWeaveBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/LifecycleWeaveBuilder.java
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ public class LifecycleWeaveBuilder
                 }
                 catch ( Exception e )
                 {
-                    builderCommon.handleBuildError( reactorContext, rootSession, projectBuild.getProject(), e,
-                                                    buildStartTime );
+                    builderCommon.handleBuildError( reactorContext, rootSession, projectBuild.getSession(),
+                                                    projectBuild.getProject(), e, buildStartTime );
                 }
                 finally
                 {