diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/providers/packaging/AbstractLifecycleMappingProvider.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/providers/packaging/AbstractLifecycleMappingProvider.java
index a1d818830d..adfe1cb8d7 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/providers/packaging/AbstractLifecycleMappingProvider.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/providers/packaging/AbstractLifecycleMappingProvider.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected AbstractLifecycleMappingProvider( String[] pluginBindings )
     {
         requireNonNull( pluginBindings );
         final int len = pluginBindings.length;
-        if ( len < 1 || len % 2 != 0 )
+        if ( len < 2 || len % 2 != 0 )
         {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Plugin bindings must have more than 0, even count of elements" );
         }