diff --git a/spring-boot-maven-settings/pom.xml b/spring-boot-maven-settings/pom.xml
index 4adc4cfa082..6afa08dd11f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-settings</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
+	<properties>
+		<main.basedir>${basedir}/..</main.basedir>
+	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<!-- Compile -->
 		<dependency>