diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d28060f8cd7..2a5773b4594 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
             <configuration>
-              <executable>${jvm.executable></executable>
+              <executable>${jvm.executable}</executable>
               <arguments>
                 <argument>-classpath</argument>
                 <classpath/>