diff --git a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b65f6aa..4179b1d 100644
--- a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.8</source>
           <target>1.8</target>
@@ -48,6 +49,25 @@
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.8</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>generate-jar-for-test</id>
+            <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <target>
+                <jar destfile="${project.build.directory}/SharedIdl.jar" basedir="${basedir}/src/test/resources" includes="**/*.thrift" />
+              </target>
+            </configuration>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>run</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
@@ -88,5 +108,6 @@
     <thrift.root>${basedir}/../..</thrift.root>
     <thrift.compiler>${thrift.root}/compiler/cpp/thrift</thrift.compiler>
     <thrift.test.home>${thrift.root}/test</thrift.test.home>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/thrift/maven/TestAbstractThriftMojo.java b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/thrift/maven/TestAbstractThriftMojo.java
index c117671..7c90a99 100644
--- a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/thrift/maven/TestAbstractThriftMojo.java
+++ b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/thrift/maven/TestAbstractThriftMojo.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         // used by other tests. It's used here to represent a dependency of the project maven is building,
         // one that is contributing .thrift IDL files as well as any other artifacts.
         final Iterable<File> classpathElementFiles = Lists.newArrayList(
-                new File("src/test/resources/dependency-jar-test/SharedIdl.jar")
+                new File("target/SharedIdl.jar")
         );
 
         final Set<File> thriftDirectories = mojo.makeThriftPathFromJars(temporaryThriftFileDirectory, classpathElementFiles);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         // means it points to the directory containing the "idl" hierarchy rather than to the idl directory
         // itself.
         final Set<File> expected = Sets.newHashSet(
-                new File(testRootDir, "src/test/resources/dependency-jar-test/SharedIdl.jar")
+                new File(testRootDir, "target/SharedIdl.jar")
         );
 
         assertEquals("makeThriftPathFromJars should return thrift IDL base path from within JAR", expected, thriftDirectories);