diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
index 8478429..d2a4d88 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>btreehelper</module>
     <module>btreeclient</module>