diff --git a/maven-settings/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/SettingsUtils.java b/maven-settings/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/SettingsUtils.java
index e70b8c52b5..cc09b180d3 100644
--- a/maven-settings/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/SettingsUtils.java
+++ b/maven-settings/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/settings/SettingsUtils.java
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ public static org.apache.maven.model.Profile convertFromSettingsProfile( Profile
 
                 activation.setProperty( prop );
             }
-            
+
             ActivationOS settingsOs = settingsActivation.getOs();
-            
+
             if ( settingsOs != null )
             {
                 org.apache.maven.model.ActivationOS os = new org.apache.maven.model.ActivationOS();
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ public static org.apache.maven.model.Profile convertFromSettingsProfile( Profile
                 os.setFamily( settingsOs.getFamily() );
                 os.setName( settingsOs.getName() );
                 os.setVersion( settingsOs.getVersion() );
+
+                activation.setOs( os );
             }
-            
+
             org.apache.maven.settings.ActivationFile settingsFile = settingsActivation.getFile();
 
             if ( settingsFile != null )
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ public static org.apache.maven.model.Profile convertFromSettingsProfile( Profile
 
                 activation.setFile( file );
             }
+
+            profile.setActivation( activation );
         }
 
         profile.setProperties( settingsProfile.getProperties() );