diff --git a/maven-distribution/pom.xml b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
index 1aaa3c3d4d..ab5a611b0a 100644
--- a/maven-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ under the License.
                       <pattern>org.codehaus.plexus.util</pattern>
                       <excludes>
                         <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom</exclude>
-                        <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.*</exclude>
+                        <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.XmlPullParser</exclude>
+                        <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.XmlPullParserException</exclude>
+                        <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.XmlSerializer</exclude>
                       </excludes>
                     </relocation>
                   </relocations>