diff --git a/plugins-parent/project.properties b/plugins-parent/project.properties
index de38c5a9..a43f56e4 100644
--- a/plugins-parent/project.properties
+++ b/plugins-parent/project.properties
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ maven.jar.maven = ${maven.home}/lib/maven.jar
 maven.compile.target=1.3
 maven.compile.source=1.3
 maven.compile.encoding=UTF-8
+maven.compile.fork=true
 
 #=====
 # Announcement plugin properties