diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
index a21c876ff7..70aba913a4 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0</version>
+    </dependency>    
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-manager</artifactId>
@@ -57,4 +62,4 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>