diff --git a/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java b/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
index 8bc446ebb9..a84aebee41 100644
--- a/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
+++ b/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
@@ -2696,7 +2696,8 @@ private void processResolvedArtifact(File artifactFile, final List<Dependency> d
     //CSON: ParameterNumber
 
     private ExceptionCollection processPomArtifact(File artifactFile, DependencyNode root,
-            MavenProject project1, Engine engine, ExceptionCollection exCol) {
+            MavenProject project1, Engine engine, ExceptionCollection exCollection) {
+        ExceptionCollection exCol = exCollection;
         try {
             final Dependency d = new Dependency(artifactFile.getAbsoluteFile());
             final Model pom = PomUtils.readPom(artifactFile.getAbsoluteFile());