diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
index fccfec4..1e51a04 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.6</source>
 					<target>1.6</target>
+					<fork>true</fork>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>