diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
index 931f87b32f..f1f8a2a104 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ under the License.
     <finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</finalName>
     <testOutputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
-    <scriptSourceDirectory>${project.build.directory}/src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
     <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
     <resources>
       <resource>