diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7ab7eb5924..acc7c609fa 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ $(JAVADOC_DIR)/index.html: $(tsdb_SRC)
           $? $(builddata_SRC)
 
 runjavacc:
-	$(JAVA) -cp $(JAVACC) javacc -STATIC:false -LOOKAHEAD:5 -OUTPUT_DIRECTORY:$(expr_src_dir) $(abs_srcdir)/src/parser.jj; echo PWD: `pwd`;
+	$(JAVA) -cp $(JAVACC) javacc -OUTPUT_DIRECTORY:$(expr_src_dir) $(abs_srcdir)/src/parser.jj; echo PWD: `pwd`;
 
 dist-hook:
 	$(mkdir_p) $(distdir)/.git
diff --git a/pom.xml.in b/pom.xml.in
index cf68ef34e6..8e37d22217 100644
--- a/pom.xml.in
+++ b/pom.xml.in
@@ -314,6 +314,28 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.helger.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ph-javacc-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>jjc</id>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>javacc</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <jdkVersion>1.6</jdkVersion>
+              <javadocFriendlyComments>true</javadocFriendlyComments>
+              <packageName>net.opentsdb.query.expression.parser</packageName>
+              <sourceDirectory>${basedir}/src/</sourceDirectory>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/</outputDirectory>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/src/parser.jj b/src/parser.jj
index 8517b29f07..29b00c9e40 100644
--- a/src/parser.jj
+++ b/src/parser.jj
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/** Options required by Maven */
+options {
+  STATIC = false;
+  LOOKAHEAD = 5;
+}
+
 PARSER_BEGIN(SyntaxChecker)
 package net.opentsdb.query.expression.parser;