diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml
index 9f6aecb9e60..f53ed42631c 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 								</goals>
 								<configuration>
 									<tasks>
-										<mkdir "${cdt-install}"/>
+										<mkdir dir="${cdt-install}"/>
 										<delete>
 											<fileset dir="${cdt-install}">
 												<include name="**" />