diff --git a/checkstyle/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/checkstyle/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
index 60ca1f56..3e55fd98 100644
--- a/checkstyle/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
     xmlns:x="jelly:xml"
     xmlns:assert="assert">
          
-  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="clean,test-checkstyle-report">
-  </goal>
+  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-checkstyle-report"/>
   
-  <goal name="test-checkstyle-report">
+  <goal name="test-checkstyle-report" prereqs="clean">
     <attainGoal name="checkstyle:report"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.gen.docs}/checkstyle/index.xml"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.gen.docs}/checkstyle/all.xml"/>