diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 3b8d5d0e22..f0183cd283 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ services:
 
   test-boringssl-static:
     <<: *common
-    command: /bin/bash -cl "./mvnw clean install -Dio.netty.testsuite.badHost=netty.io -Dxml.skip=true -Dtcnative.artifactId=netty-tcnative-boringssl-static -Dtcnative.classifier="
+    command: /bin/bash -cl "./mvnw -P boringssl clean install -Dio.netty.testsuite.badHost=netty.io -Dxml.skip=true"
 
   shell:
     <<: *common
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 78187ab3f8..c2b0e799f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@
       </activation>
     </profile>
 
+    <profile>
+      <id>boringssl</id>
+      <properties>
+        <tcnative.artifactId>netty-tcnative-boringssl-static</tcnative.artifactId>
+        <tcnative.classifier/>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>leak</id>
       <properties>