diff --git a/icu4j/build.xml b/icu4j/build.xml
index a939d12724a..781a6d0229e 100644
--- a/icu4j/build.xml
+++ b/icu4j/build.xml
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@
                 eol="lf">
             <include name="demos/**/*"/>
             <include name="main/**/*"/>
+            <include name="maven/**/*"/>
             <include name="perf-tests/**/*"/>
             <include name="samples/**/*"/>
             <include name="tools/**/*"/>