diff --git a/0001-Adapt-mvn-script.patch b/0001-Adapt-mvn-script.patch
index 0f2ed58..4258ea4 100644
--- a/0001-Adapt-mvn-script.patch
+++ b/0001-Adapt-mvn-script.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From 8ef7cdcdc1c40742fb091177afe17f771a518f90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com>
 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 14:54:26 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Adapt mvn script
+Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Adapt mvn script
 
 ---
  apache-maven/src/bin/mvn | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ index 623b5f2..e486b34 100755
  
  # For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
 -- 
-2.9.3
+2.9.4
 
diff --git a/0002-Update-to-current-slf4j.patch b/0002-Update-to-current-slf4j.patch
index bb5cde1..1eeb155 100644
--- a/0002-Update-to-current-slf4j.patch
+++ b/0002-Update-to-current-slf4j.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From 3dce15a3da21f5817a1b0193664312ffc8a5345c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com>
 Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:30:58 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update to current slf4j
+Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update to current slf4j
 
 ---
  .../src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/MavenSimpleLogger.java            | 7 ++++++-
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ index 17f1f48..c4acb92 100644
          if ( t.getMessage() != null )
          {
 -- 
-2.9.3
+2.9.4
 
diff --git a/0003-Replace-groovy-invocation-with-antrun.patch b/0003-Replace-groovy-invocation-with-antrun.patch
index 8d4464f..d6b4e03 100644
--- a/0003-Replace-groovy-invocation-with-antrun.patch
+++ b/0003-Replace-groovy-invocation-with-antrun.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From b54789188f2a61b5d58ff53986a5efe042d84fdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com>
 Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:51:34 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Replace groovy invocation with antrun
+Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Replace groovy invocation with antrun
 
 ---
  maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ index 363e00d..9be251b 100644
 \ No newline at end of file
 +</project>
 -- 
-2.9.3
+2.9.4
 
diff --git a/0004-Invoke-logback-via-reflection.patch b/0004-Invoke-logback-via-reflection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8593539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0004-Invoke-logback-via-reflection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From ee59ac079ca7c945c4284fc078526ff3faeadfa1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 13:47:43 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Invoke logback via reflection
+
+---
+ .../maven/cli/logging/impl/LogbackConfiguration.java  | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/logging/impl/LogbackConfiguration.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/logging/impl/LogbackConfiguration.java
+index 5d9fab7..ced38cb 100644
+--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/logging/impl/LogbackConfiguration.java
++++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/logging/impl/LogbackConfiguration.java
+@@ -35,22 +35,31 @@ public class LogbackConfiguration
+     @Override
+     public void setRootLoggerLevel( Level level )
+     {
+-        ch.qos.logback.classic.Level value;
++        String value;
+         switch ( level )
+         {
+             case DEBUG:
+-                value = ch.qos.logback.classic.Level.DEBUG;
++                value = "DEBUG";
+                 break;
+ 
+             case INFO:
+-                value = ch.qos.logback.classic.Level.INFO;
++                value = "INFO";
+                 break;
+ 
+             default:
+-                value = ch.qos.logback.classic.Level.ERROR;
++                value = "ERROR";
+                 break;
+         }
+-        ( (ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger( Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME ) ).setLevel( value );
++        Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger( Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME );
++        try {
++            Class<?> levelClass = Class.forName("ch.qos.logback.classic.Level");
++            Object logbackLevel = levelClass.getField(value).get(null);
++            Class<?> loggerClass = Class.forName("ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger");
++            loggerClass.getMethod("setLevel", new Class<?>[] {levelClass})
++                .invoke(logger, new Object[] {logbackLevel});
++        } catch (Exception e) {
++            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to initialize logback configuration", e);
++        }
+     }
+ 
+     @Override
+-- 
+2.9.4
+
diff --git a/maven.spec b/maven.spec
index 392f1fe..fa30747 100644
--- a/maven.spec
+++ b/maven.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Name:           maven
 Epoch:          1
 Version:        3.5.0
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Java project management and project comprehension tool
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            http://maven.apache.org/
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Patch1:         0001-Adapt-mvn-script.patch
 Patch2:         0002-Update-to-current-slf4j.patch
 # Fedora specific, avoids usage of unpackaged groovy-maven-plugin
 Patch3:         0003-Replace-groovy-invocation-with-antrun.patch
+# Downstream-specific, avoids dependency on logback
+# Used only when %without logback is in effect
+Patch4:         0004-Invoke-logback-via-reflection.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  maven-local
 BuildRequires:  mvn(com.google.guava:guava)
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ sed -i 's:\r::' apache-maven/src/conf/settings.xml
 
 %if %{without logback}
 %pom_remove_dep -r :logback-classic
-rm maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/logging/impl/LogbackConfiguration.java
+%patch4 -p1
 %endif
 
 %mvn_alias :maven-resolver-provider :maven-aether-provider
@@ -238,6 +241,9 @@ ln -sf %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/logging %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/conf
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 08 2017 Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com> - 1:3.5.0-4
+- Update logback conditional to replace logback usage with reflection
+
 * Wed Apr 26 2017 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 1:3.5.0-3
 - Add apache-commons-codec to plexus.core
 - Resolves: rhbz#1445738