diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 753d4a9d5d..4a9e3b497b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
           <systemProperties>
             <property>
               <name>derby.stream.error.file</name>
-              <value>target/derby.log</value>
+              <value>${project.build.directory}/derby.log</value>
             </property>
         </systemProperties>
         </configuration>