diff --git a/plexus-languages.spec b/plexus-languages.spec
index 059ec2e..ee3c537 100644
--- a/plexus-languages.spec
+++ b/plexus-languages.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:           plexus-languages
 Summary:        Plexus Languages
 Version:        1.0.5
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 License:        ASL 2.0
 
 URL:            https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-languages
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ cp %{SOURCE1} .
 
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-enforcer-plugin
 
+# can't figure out how to correctly build Java 9 specific stuff
+%pom_xpath_remove 'pom:profiles' plexus-java
+
 
 %build
 # we don't have mockito 2 yet + many tests rely on bundled test jars/classes
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ cp %{SOURCE1} .
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 22 2020 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 1.0.5-3
+- Remove Java 9 specific classes for now to fix build.
+
 * Sat Jul 11 2020 Jiri Vanek <jvanek@redhat.com> - 1.0.5-2
 - Rebuilt for JDK-11, see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Java11