diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index b198a5bb..d74960fe 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ maven_version                   = [${maven_version}]
   <goal name="pdf:pdf" description="Generates a PDF document containing all project documentation. The PDF is generated from the .fo file generated in the fo:fo goal." prereqs="pdf:prepare">
     <echo>Generating ${internal_pdf_workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName} ...</echo>
     <echo>Config file: ${internal_pdf_workingDir}/userconfig.xml</echo>
-    <java classname="org.apache.fop.apps.Fop" dir="${internal_pdf_workingDir}" fork="true" failonerror="true">
+    <java classname="org.apache.fop.apps.Fop" fork="true" failonerror="true">
       <sysproperty key="javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory" value="org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserFactoryImpl"/>
       <sysproperty key="javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory" value="org.apache.xalan.processor.TransformerFactoryImpl"/>
       <arg value="-c"/>