diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdds/pom.xml
index 47ea4187c282..6ebccf7bc8cf 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/pom.xml
@@ -283,25 +283,6 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-classpath-descriptor</id>
-            <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>build-classpath</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <outputFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/${project.artifactId}.classpath</outputFile>
-              <prefix>$HDDS_LIB_JARS_DIR</prefix>
-              <outputFilterFile>true</outputFilterFile>
-              <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -364,5 +345,36 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>add-classpath-descriptor</id>
+      <activation>
+        <file>
+          <exists>src/main/java</exists>
+        </file>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>add-classpath-descriptor</id>
+                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>build-classpath</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <outputFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/${project.artifactId}.classpath</outputFile>
+                  <prefix>$HDDS_LIB_JARS_DIR</prefix>
+                  <outputFilterFile>true</outputFilterFile>
+                  <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/datanode/pom.xml b/hadoop-ozone/datanode/pom.xml
index 1c8d81e52fcc..29f23970167a 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/datanode/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/datanode/pom.xml
@@ -64,4 +64,27 @@
       <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>add-classpath-descriptor</id>
+            <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>build-classpath</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <outputFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/${project.artifactId}.classpath</outputFile>
+              <prefix>$HDDS_LIB_JARS_DIR</prefix>
+              <outputFilterFile>true</outputFilterFile>
+              <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml b/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml
index a9d877170bff..c1da927cd4d0 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,30 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>dist</id>
+            <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>exec</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <executable>${shell-executable}</executable>
+              <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+              <arguments>
+                <argument>
+                  ${basedir}/dev-support/bin/dist-layout-stitching
+                </argument>
+                <argument>${project.build.directory}</argument>
+                <argument>${hdds.version}</argument>
+              </arguments>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -138,30 +162,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>dist</id>
-            <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>exec</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <executable>${shell-executable}</executable>
-              <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
-              <arguments>
-                <argument>
-                  ${basedir}/dev-support/bin/dist-layout-stitching
-                </argument>
-                <argument>${project.build.directory}</argument>
-                <argument>${hdds.version}</argument>
-              </arguments>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <!-- there is no problem to have multiple versions of the jar files from
       here. As the dependencies will be handled in a separated way with
       separated classpath definitions-->
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/pom.xml b/hadoop-ozone/pom.xml
index d56b4f45ef23..444de5fd3ded 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/pom.xml
@@ -316,25 +316,6 @@
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-classpath-descriptor</id>
-            <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>build-classpath</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <outputFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/${project.artifactId}.classpath</outputFile>
-              <prefix>$HDDS_LIB_JARS_DIR</prefix>
-              <outputFilterFile>true</outputFilterFile>
-              <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -434,5 +415,36 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>add-classpath-descriptor</id>
+      <activation>
+        <file>
+          <exists>src/main/java</exists>
+        </file>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>add-classpath-descriptor</id>
+                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>build-classpath</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <outputFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/${project.artifactId}.classpath</outputFile>
+                  <prefix>$HDDS_LIB_JARS_DIR</prefix>
+                  <outputFilterFile>true</outputFilterFile>
+                  <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>