diff --git a/dev-support/bin/hadoop.sh b/dev-support/bin/hadoop.sh
index 763b0507e4114..54b13db0165f6 100755
--- a/dev-support/bin/hadoop.sh
+++ b/dev-support/bin/hadoop.sh
@@ -551,14 +551,16 @@ function shadedclient_rebuild
   echo_and_redirect "${logfile}" \
     "${MAVEN}" "${MAVEN_ARGS[@]}" verify -fae --batch-mode -am \
       "${modules[@]}" \
-      -Dtest=NoUnitTests -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true
+      -Dtest=NoUnitTests -Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false \
+      -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true
 
   big_console_header "Checking client artifacts on ${repostatus} with non-shaded clients"
 
   echo_and_redirect "${logfile}" \
     "${MAVEN}" "${MAVEN_ARGS[@]}" verify -fae --batch-mode -am \
       "${modules[@]}" \
-      -DskipShade -Dtest=NoUnitTests -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true
+      -DskipShade -Dtest=NoUnitTests -Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false \
+      -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true
 
   count=$("${GREP}" -c '\[ERROR\]' "${logfile}")
   if [[ ${count} -gt 0 ]]; then