diff --git a/tycho-core/pom.xml b/tycho-core/pom.xml
index 0730ae9577..ae0f54b2c4 100644
--- a/tycho-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tycho-core/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,15 @@
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 				<artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
-
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<systemPropertyVariables>
+						<pde.jreProfile>none</pde.jreProfile>
+					</systemPropertyVariables>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<executions>