diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
index 1453d6d12c..b285bf0d3c 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class DefaultMaven
             {
                 projects = collectProjects( request.getFiles(), request.getLocalRepository(), request.isRecursive() );
 
-                projects = projectBuilder.getSortedProjects( projects );
+                projects = MavenProject.getSortedProjects( projects );
 
                 if ( projects.isEmpty() )
                 {