diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 990e2ec5f08..663d47a1980 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
             <version>${maven.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${maven.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlin-compiler</artifactId>
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
index 7e43239e6ab..2623d11f565 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.maven;
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.io.Files;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
@@ -128,8 +129,21 @@ public abstract class KotlinCompileMojoBase extends AbstractMojo {
      */
     public String testModule;
 
+    /**
+     * The maven project.
+     *
+     * @parameter default-value="${project}"
+     * @required
+     * @readonly
+     */
+    public MavenProject project;
+
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
+        if (project.getPackaging().equals("pom")) {
+            getLog().info( "Skipping Kotlin execution for POM projects" );
+        }
+
         // Check sources
         List<String> sources = getSources();
         if (sources != null && sources.size() > 0) {