diff --git a/maven/bnd-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/plugin/AbstractBndMavenPlugin.java b/maven/bnd-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/plugin/AbstractBndMavenPlugin.java
index dc64de77ef..7b8bac54bd 100644
--- a/maven/bnd-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/plugin/AbstractBndMavenPlugin.java
+++ b/maven/bnd-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/plugin/AbstractBndMavenPlugin.java
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
 					builder.updateModified(cpeJar.lastModified(), cpe.getPath());
 					buildpath.add(cpeJar);
 				} else {
-					if (!artifact.getType()
-						.equals("jar")) {
+					if (!cpe.getName().endsWith(".jar")) {
 						/*
 						 * Check if it is a valid zip file. We don't create a
 						 * Jar object here because we want to avoid the cost of