diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExternalParameters.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExternalParameters.java
index 60f192eaebce..c02ef67d7bb1 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExternalParameters.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExternalParameters.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.artifactResolver.MavenArtifactResolvedM31RtMarker;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.artifactResolver.MavenArtifactResolvedM3RtMarker;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.artifactResolver.common.MavenModuleMap;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.model.MavenConstants;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenGeneralSettings;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsManager;
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ public class MavenExternalParameters {
       parametersList.add(goal);
     }
 
-    if (parameters.getPomFileName() != null) {
+    if (parameters.getPomFileName() != null && !FileUtil.namesEqual(MavenConstants.POM_XML, parameters.getPomFileName())) {
       parametersList.add("-f");
       parametersList.add(parameters.getPomFileName());
     }