diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
index 2234112..b68f094 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <artifactId>onos-drivers-bmv2</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-    
+
     <description>BMv2 device drivers</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
@@ -63,4 +63,16 @@
         </onos.app.requires>
     </properties>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <!-- Workaround for P4 test code using symlinks in git -->
+                <!-- last version which copies symlink target -->
+                <version>2.7</version>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>