diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin.spec b/maven-plugin-plugin.spec
index 61ff6a6..c4baf5a 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin.spec
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin.spec
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ API documentation for %{name}.
 %build
 pushd %{name}
 %{mvn_file} :%{name} %{base_name}/%{name}
-%{mvn_build} -f -- -Dmaven.compiler.release=6
+%{mvn_build} -f \
+%if %{?pkg_vcmp:%pkg_vcmp java-devel >= 9}%{!?pkg_vcmp:0}
+	-- -Dmaven.compiler.release=6
+%endif
+
 popd
 
 %install