diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3974MirrorOrderingTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3974MirrorOrderingTest.java
index 154485ff8c..66a38daf07 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3974MirrorOrderingTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3974MirrorOrderingTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void testitFirstMatchWins()
         Verifier verifier = new Verifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
         verifier.setAutoclean( false );
         verifier.deleteArtifacts( "org.apache.maven.its.mng3974" );
-        verifier.filterFile( "settings.xml", "settings.xml", "UTF-8", verifier.newDefaultFilterProperties() );
+        verifier.filterFile( "settings-template.xml", "settings.xml", "UTF-8", verifier.newDefaultFilterProperties() );
         verifier.getCliOptions().add( "--settings" );
         verifier.getCliOptions().add( "settings.xml" );
         verifier.executeGoal( "validate" );
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/pom.xml
index 69f6d899e8..b8955b3c19 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/pom.xml
@@ -47,31 +47,6 @@ under the License.
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <!-- This one will be matched by exact id -->
-      <id>maven-core-it-a</id>
-      <url>http://maven.apache.org/null</url>
-      <releases>
-        <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
-      </releases>
-      <snapshots>
-        <enabled>false</enabled>
-      </snapshots>
-    </repository>
-    <repository>
-      <!-- This one will be matched by pattern -->
-      <id>maven-core-it-b</id>
-      <url>http://maven.apache.org/null</url>
-      <releases>
-        <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
-      </releases>
-      <snapshots>
-        <enabled>false</enabled>
-      </snapshots>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/settings-template.xml
similarity index 76%
rename from its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/settings.xml
rename to its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/settings-template.xml
index c870cd42f8..9f1fff015f 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/settings.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3974/settings-template.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,39 @@ under the License.
 -->
 
 <settings>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>
+      <repositories>
+        <repository>
+          <!-- This one will be matched by exact id -->
+          <id>maven-core-it-a</id>
+          <url>http://maven.apache.org/null</url>
+          <releases>
+            <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
+          </releases>
+          <snapshots>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+          </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+        <repository>
+          <!-- This one will be matched by pattern -->
+          <id>maven-core-it-b</id>
+          <url>http://maven.apache.org/null</url>
+          <releases>
+            <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
+          </releases>
+          <snapshots>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+          </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+      </repositories>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+  <activeProfiles>
+    <activeProfile>maven-core-it-repo</activeProfile>
+  </activeProfiles>
+
   <mirrors>
     <!-- 
     NOTE: The next block of mirrors matches the first test repo by exact id.