diff --git a/xmpbox/pom.xml b/xmpbox/pom.xml
index 3fe9f34422a..0cf7b836e51 100644
--- a/xmpbox/pom.xml
+++ b/xmpbox/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@
 					<configLocation>../pdfbox-checkstyle-5.xml</configLocation>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+                        
+                        <!-- JDK9 -->
+                        <plugin>
+                            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <argLine>${addmod}</argLine>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>