diff --git a/maven-archetype-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archetype/mojos/CreateArchetypeFromProjectMojo.java b/maven-archetype-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archetype/mojos/CreateArchetypeFromProjectMojo.java
index 68b3aa43..bb7bb875 100644
--- a/maven-archetype-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archetype/mojos/CreateArchetypeFromProjectMojo.java
+++ b/maven-archetype-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archetype/mojos/CreateArchetypeFromProjectMojo.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class CreateArchetypeFromProjectMojo
     /**
      * The directory where the archetype should be created.
      */
-    @Parameter( defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/archetype" )
+    @Parameter( defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/archetype", property = "outputDirectory" )
     private File outputDirectory;
 
     @Parameter( property = "testMode" )