diff --git a/jetty-cdi/pom.xml b/jetty-cdi/pom.xml
index 861edc5fa6a..32e9588e419 100644
--- a/jetty-cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-cdi/pom.xml
@@ -59,4 +59,25 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>jdk16</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[16,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+          <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+              <configuration>
+                <argLine>--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>
+              </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+          </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>