diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml
index d17a991..5a68df0 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
   </build>
 
   <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
+
+  <properties>
+    <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>