diff --git a/apktool-cli/pom.xml b/apktool-cli/pom.xml
index 36257a81..8b005477 100644
--- a/apktool-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/apktool-cli/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
     <name>apktool cli</name>
 
+    <properties>
+        <root.basedir>${project.parent.basedir}</root.basedir>
+    </properties>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/apktool-lib/pom.xml b/apktool-lib/pom.xml
index 1467e5be..84000a6b 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/apktool-lib/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <smaliVersion>1.2.4-brut3</smaliVersion>
+        <root.basedir>${project.parent.basedir}</root.basedir>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d927b9a9..7b31d673 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <root.basedir>${basedir}</root.basedir>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>