diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c784d9da4a..8f31bf1b14 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@ under the License.
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <argLine>-Xmx256m</argLine>
-            <environmentVariables>JENKINS_MAVEN_AGENT_DISABLED=true</environmentVariables>
+            <environmentVariables>
+              <JENKINS_MAVEN_AGENT_DISABLED>true</JENKINS_MAVEN_AGENT_DISABLED>
+            </environmentVariables>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>