diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d0a2bf8..729a5f4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                 <version>2.20.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- Force the right file encoding during unit testing -->
-                    <argLine>-Dfile.encoding=${project.build.sourceEncoding} @{argLine}</argLine>
+                    <argLine>-Dfile.encoding=${project.build.sourceEncoding}</argLine>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>