1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/maven-cbi-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/cbi/mojo/GenerateAPIBuildXMLMojo.java b/maven-cbi-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/cbi/mojo/GenerateAPIBuildXMLMojo.java
index 1ea1913a6..9cce2c3f6 100644
--- a/maven-cbi-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/cbi/mojo/GenerateAPIBuildXMLMojo.java
+++ b/maven-cbi-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/cbi/mojo/GenerateAPIBuildXMLMojo.java
@@ -89,10 +89,13 @@ public class GenerateAPIBuildXMLMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 		File dotProject = new File(project.getBasedir(), ".project");
 		if (!dotProject.exists()) {
 			// no .project
+			project.getProperties().setProperty("eclipserun.skip", "true");
 			return;
 		}
 		if (dotProjectContainsApiNature(dotProject)) {
 			generateBuildXML();
+		} else {
+			project.getProperties().setProperty("eclipserun.skip", "true");
 		}
 	}