diff --git a/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/handler/WarHandler.java b/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/handler/WarHandler.java
index 62b9fd3c79..63163c12b7 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/handler/WarHandler.java
+++ b/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/handler/WarHandler.java
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ public class WarHandler
         return "wars";
     }
 
+    public String additionalPlugin()
+    {
+        return "war";
+    }
+
     public String packageGoal()
     {
         return "war:war";