diff --git a/jetty-util/pom.xml b/jetty-util/pom.xml
index 3eca9d95df5..a06d6881886 100644
--- a/jetty-util/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-util/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <systemPropertyVariables>
+              <mavenRepoPath>${settings.localRepository}</mavenRepoPath>
+            </systemPropertyVariables>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/TypeUtilTest.java b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/TypeUtilTest.java
index 6c630e9e3dd..032cae7c313 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/TypeUtilTest.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/TypeUtilTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
 public class TypeUtilTest
 {
     @Test
@@ -125,8 +128,10 @@ public class TypeUtilTest
     @Test
     public void testGetLocationOfClass() throws Exception
     {
+        Path mavenRepoPath = Paths.get( System.getProperty( "mavenRepoPath" ) );
+        String mavenRepo = mavenRepoPath.toFile().getPath();
         // Classes from maven dependencies
-        Assert.assertThat(TypeUtil.getLocationOfClass(Assert.class).toASCIIString(),Matchers.containsString("/repository/"));
+        Assert.assertThat(TypeUtil.getLocationOfClass(Assert.class).toASCIIString(),Matchers.containsString(mavenRepo));
         
         // Class from project dependencies
         Assert.assertThat(TypeUtil.getLocationOfClass(TypeUtil.class).toASCIIString(),Matchers.containsString("/classes/"));