diff --git a/maven-resources-plugin.spec b/maven-resources-plugin.spec
index aa4a546..3730c89 100644
--- a/maven-resources-plugin.spec
+++ b/maven-resources-plugin.spec
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ build-jar-repository -s lib \
 %{ant} -Dtest.skip=true jar
 %else
 xmvn --batch-mode --offline \
-	-Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dmaven.compiler.release=7 \
+	-Dmaven.test.skip=true \
+%if %{?pkg_vcmp:%pkg_vcmp java-devel >= 9}%{!?pkg_vcmp:0}
+	-Dmaven.compiler.release=7 \
+%endif
 	package org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin:aggregate
 %endif