diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/LocalProject.java b/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/LocalProject.java
index 4d22e063e0e7a..f1459bf10dea3 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/LocalProject.java
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/LocalProject.java
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ public Path getSourcesSourcesDir() {
     }
 
     public Path getSourcesDir() {
-        final String srcDir = rawModel.getBuild() == null ? null : rawModel.getBuild().getSourceDirectory();
-        return resolveRelativeToBaseDir(srcDir, "src/main/");
+        return getSourcesSourcesDir().getParent();
     }
 
     public Path getResourcesSourcesDir() {