diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ModelUtils.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ModelUtils.java
index ba61f9ac5b..f6e424e972 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ModelUtils.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ModelUtils.java
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ public final class ModelUtils
 
         Build clone = new Build();
 
-        assembler.assembleBuildInheritance( clone, build );
+        assembler.assembleBuildInheritance( clone, build, false );
 
         return clone;
     }
diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/DefaultModelInheritanceAssembler.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/DefaultModelInheritanceAssembler.java
index b879a2f5a8..ce45ad50f3 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/DefaultModelInheritanceAssembler.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/DefaultModelInheritanceAssembler.java
@@ -291,14 +291,15 @@ public class DefaultModelInheritanceAssembler
                 child.setBuild( childBuild );
             }
 
-            assembleBuildInheritance( childBuild, parentBuild );
+            assembleBuildInheritance( childBuild, parentBuild, true );
         }
     }
 
     // TODO: Remove this!
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void assembleBuildInheritance( Build childBuild,
-                                           Build parentBuild )
+                                           Build parentBuild,
+                                           boolean handleAsInheritance )
     {
         // The build has been set but we want to step in here and fill in
         // values that have not been set by the child.
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ public class DefaultModelInheritanceAssembler
         }
 
         // Plugins are aggregated if Plugin.inherit != false
-        ModelUtils.mergePluginLists( childBuild, parentBuild, true );
+        ModelUtils.mergePluginLists( childBuild, parentBuild, handleAsInheritance );
 
         // Plugin management :: aggregate
         PluginManagement dominantPM = childBuild.getPluginManagement();
diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/ModelInheritanceAssembler.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/ModelInheritanceAssembler.java
index 6ffb3c305c..6f6f076bca 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/ModelInheritanceAssembler.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/ModelInheritanceAssembler.java
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ public interface ModelInheritanceAssembler
     void assembleModelInheritance( Model child, Model parent );
 
     void assembleBuildInheritance( Build childBuild,
-                                          Build parentBuild );
+                                          Build parentBuild,
+                                          boolean handleAsInheriance );
 
     void copyModel( Model dest, Model source );
 }