diff --git a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
index 88074e22979..2c5a0897d04 100644
--- a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
               <includeGroupIds>org.eclipse.jetty</includeGroupIds>
               <classifier>config</classifier>
               <failOnMissingClassifierArtifact>false</failOnMissingClassifierArtifact>
+              <excludes>META-INF/**</excludes>
               <outputDirectory>${assembly-directory}</outputDirectory>
             </configuration>
           </execution>