diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/source/JarSourceMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/source/JarSourceMojo.java
index 01c93831fc..a93a9c9730 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/source/JarSourceMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/source/JarSourceMojo.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public class JarSourceMojo
                                                                               project.getArtifactId(),
                                                                               project.getVersion(), null, "java-source",
                                                                               "sources" );
+            artifact.setFile( outputFile );
             project.addAttachedArtifact( artifact );
         }
         else