diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
index 157b7a0f0a55..80cdeb73c8fe 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class MavenProject
 
     private Artifact artifact;
 
-    private final ThreadLocal<ArtifactsHolder> threadLocalArtifactsHolder = new ThreadLocal()
+    private final InheritableThreadLocal<ArtifactsHolder> threadLocalArtifactsHolder = new InheritableThreadLocal()
     {
         protected ArtifactsHolder initialValue()
         {