diff --git a/javapackages-tools.spec b/javapackages-tools.spec
index 403ac3e..946cde7 100644
--- a/javapackages-tools.spec
+++ b/javapackages-tools.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %global __requires_exclude_from %{?__requires_exclude_from:%__requires_exclude_from|}/maven-metadata/javapackages-metadata.xml$
 
 # Avoid circular dependency on itself when bootstrapping
-%{!?_with_bootstrap: %global bootstrap 0}
+%{!?_with_bootstrap: %global bootstrap 1}
 
 %bcond_without tests