diff --git a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DefaultArtifactResolver.java b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DefaultArtifactResolver.java
index 9c8364d461..e75c61d603 100644
--- a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DefaultArtifactResolver.java
+++ b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DefaultArtifactResolver.java
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ public ResolveTask( ClassLoader classLoader, CountDownLatch latch, Artifact arti
 
         public void run()
         {
+            ClassLoader old = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
             try
             {
                 Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader( classLoader );
@@ -602,6 +603,8 @@ public void run()
             finally
             {
                 latch.countDown();
+                Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader( old );
+
             }
         }