diff --git a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractScmMojo.java b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractScmMojo.java
index ec4e08f023..5274e2ac38 100644
--- a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractScmMojo.java
+++ b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractScmMojo.java
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractScmMojo extends AbstractMojo
   protected String repositoryLayout = "default";
 
   /**
-   * @parameter expression="${project.build.directory}/scm-home"
+   * @parameter expression="${scmHome}" default-value="${project.build.directory}/scm-home"
    */
   protected String scmHome;