diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/IClasspathDependency.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/IClasspathDependency.kt
index 8d012e9a..d64ba390 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/IClasspathDependency.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/IClasspathDependency.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ open public class FileDependency(open val fileName: String) : IClasspathDependen
 
     override fun toMavenDependencies(): org.apache.maven.model.Dependency {
         with(org.apache.maven.model.Dependency()) {
-            setSystemPath(jarFile.get().getAbsolutePath())
+            systemPath = jarFile.get().absolutePath
             return this
         }
     }