diff --git a/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenProjectConfiguration.java b/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenProjectConfiguration.java
index adcb12586a0d..adbc48ee7ce7 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenProjectConfiguration.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenProjectConfiguration.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 public class MavenProjectConfiguration {
   public static final String CONFIGURATION_FILE_RELATIVE_PATH = "maven/configuration.xml";
   public static final String DEFAULT_ESCAPE_STRING = "\\";
-  public static final String[] DEFAULT_INCLUDES = {"**/*"};
   private static final Pattern PROPERTY_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("-D(\\S+?)=(.+)");
   public static final Set<String> DEFAULT_FILTERING_EXCLUDED_EXTENSIONS;
   static {
diff --git a/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenResourceRootDescriptor.java b/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenResourceRootDescriptor.java
index 8560fd8e5c11..a9bf5d6e764b 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenResourceRootDescriptor.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/maven/model/impl/MavenResourceRootDescriptor.java
@@ -78,10 +78,15 @@ public class MavenResourceRootDescriptor extends BuildRootDescriptor {
 
   public boolean isIncluded(String relativePath) {
     if (myNormalizedIncludes == null) {
-      myNormalizedIncludes = normalizePatterns(myConfig.includes, MavenProjectConfiguration.DEFAULT_INCLUDES);
+      if (myConfig.includes.isEmpty()) {
+        myNormalizedIncludes = new String[]{"**" + File.separatorChar + '*'};
+      }
+      else {
+        myNormalizedIncludes = normalizePatterns(myConfig.includes);
+      }
     }
     if (myNormalizedExcludes == null) {
-      myNormalizedExcludes = normalizePatterns(myConfig.excludes, ArrayUtil.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
+      myNormalizedExcludes = normalizePatterns(myConfig.excludes);
     }
     return isIncluded(FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(relativePath), myNormalizedIncludes, myNormalizedExcludes);
   }
@@ -106,9 +111,7 @@ public class MavenResourceRootDescriptor extends BuildRootDescriptor {
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  private static String[] normalizePatterns(@NotNull Collection<String> patterns, @NotNull String[] defaultValue) {
-    if (patterns.size() == 0) return defaultValue;
-
+  private static String[] normalizePatterns(@NotNull Collection<String> patterns) {
     String[] res = new String[patterns.size()];
 
     int i = 0;