diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.ecj/build.properties b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.ecj/build.properties
index c58ea2178..7994cd2ec 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.ecj/build.properties
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.java.ecj/build.properties
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ output.. = bin/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
                OSGI-INF/
+javacProjectSettings = true