diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 134fc686fd..96c9669da4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1017,6 +1017,10 @@
                                     linting. -->
                                     <arg>--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
                                     <arg>-Xlint:none</arg>
+                                    <!-- Generate recipe definitions that use
+                                    `JavaParser.Builder#classpathFromResources`
+                                    rather than `JavaParser.Builder#classpath`. -->
+                                    <arg>-Arewrite.javaParserClasspathFrom=resources</arg>
                                 </compilerArgs>
                                 <includes>
                                     <include>**/*Rules.java</include>