diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a46ecbd954..e9fafd17e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <source>1.6</source>
           <target>1.6</target>
+          <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>