diff --git a/java/adapter/jdbc/pom.xml b/java/adapter/jdbc/pom.xml
index 52f38033388ee..5ebb4089cf72f 100644
--- a/java/adapter/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/java/adapter/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration combine.self="append">
+        <configuration combine.children="append">
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Werror</arg>
           </compilerArgs>