diff --git a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/BuildMojo.java b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/BuildMojo.java
index 0c7146ddb1678..fefb745797092 100644
--- a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/BuildMojo.java
+++ b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/BuildMojo.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ protected void doExecute() throws MojoExecutionException {
             // Essentially what this does is to enable the native package type even if a different package type is set
             // in application properties. This is done to preserve what users expect to happen when
             // they execute "mvn package -Dnative" even if quarkus.package.type has been set in application.properties
-            if (!setPackageTypeSystemPropertyIfNativeProfileEnabled()) {
+            if (setPackageTypeSystemPropertyIfNativeProfileEnabled()) {
                 propertiesToClear.add(PACKAGE_TYPE_PROP);
             }
 
diff --git a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/TrackConfigChangesMojo.java b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/TrackConfigChangesMojo.java
index e721cf89e80c7..b8b43e94db09b 100644
--- a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/TrackConfigChangesMojo.java
+++ b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/TrackConfigChangesMojo.java
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ protected void doExecute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         } catch (Exception any) {
             throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to bootstrap Quarkus application", any);
         } finally {
-            System.clearProperty(PACKAGE_TYPE_PROP);
+            if (clearPackageTypeSystemProperty) {
+                System.clearProperty(PACKAGE_TYPE_PROP);
+            }
             Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(originalCl);
             if (deploymentClassLoader != null) {
                 deploymentClassLoader.close();