diff --git a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-webapp/pom.xml
index d5d4ef41aa8d..5b1e898c869b 100644
--- a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
   </properties>
 
   <build>
-
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+        <!-- need to be redefined here as this module have some special need of resources -->
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>