diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml
index 821178099d6..3cbaaa60689 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>1.6</source>
+					<target>1.6</target>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml
index 21ba1b2325b..79c79d11e3e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>1.6</source>
+					<target>1.6</target>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>