diff --git a/modello-test/pom.xml b/modello-test/pom.xml
index 65699a380..5d5becc1a 100644
--- a/modello-test/pom.xml
+++ b/modello-test/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
-      <version>2.10.0</version>
+      <version>2.11.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/modello-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/AbstractModelloJavaGeneratorTest.java b/modello-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/AbstractModelloJavaGeneratorTest.java
index db989c8a1..d498c6f8c 100755
--- a/modello-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/AbstractModelloJavaGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/modello-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/AbstractModelloJavaGeneratorTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.CompilerMessage;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.CompilerResult;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.javac.JavacCompiler;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentLookupException;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -227,7 +228,15 @@ private void compileGeneratedSources( String verifierId, String javaSource )
             sourceDirectories = new String[]{ generatedSources.getAbsolutePath() };
         }
 
-        Compiler compiler = new JavacCompiler();
+        Compiler compiler;
+        try
+        {
+            compiler = lookup(Compiler.class, "javac");
+        }
+        catch (ComponentLookupException e)
+        {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
 
         CompilerConfiguration configuration = new CompilerConfiguration();
         configuration.setClasspathEntries( Arrays.asList( classPathElements ) );