diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
index ddcc983..5914d42 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>