diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
index 13b91c5bfd..09dd6cc6c7 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -491,11 +491,14 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager
 
         checkPlexusUtils( resolutionGroup, artifactFactory );
 
-        Set dependencies = new LinkedHashSet( resolutionGroup.getArtifacts() );
+        Set dependencies = new LinkedHashSet();
 
-        // Also resolve the plugin dependencies specified in <plugin><dependencies>:
+        // resolve the plugin dependencies specified in <plugin><dependencies> first:
         dependencies.addAll( projectPluginDependencies );
 
+        // followed by the plugin's default artifact set
+        dependencies.addAll( resolutionGroup.getArtifacts() );
+
         List repositories = new ArrayList();
 
         repositories.addAll( resolutionGroup.getResolutionRepositories() );