diff --git a/0001-Customize-compiler-plugin.patch b/0001-Customize-compiler-plugin.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a09e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Customize-compiler-plugin.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+From c7d89b31e7764c514138135f91b2e290d410ebc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:28:28 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Customize compiler plugin
+
+In local mode require source to be >= 1.5 and target >= source.
+---
+ .../model/validation/DefaultModelValidator.java    | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/validation/DefaultModelValidator.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/validation/DefaultModelValidator.java
+index 6c76173..bc0b836 100644
+--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/validation/DefaultModelValidator.java
++++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/validation/DefaultModelValidator.java
+@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ package org.apache.maven.model.validation;
+  * under the License.
+  */
+ 
++import java.math.BigDecimal;
++import java.util.LinkedList;
++import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
++
+ import java.io.File;
+ import java.util.Arrays;
+ import java.util.HashMap;
+@@ -342,6 +346,8 @@ public class DefaultModelValidator
+                                     "distributionManagement.snapshotRepository", request );
+             }
+         }
++
++        customizeModel( model );
+     }
+ 
+     private void validateRawDependencies( ModelProblemCollector problems, List<Dependency> dependencies, String prefix,
+@@ -924,4 +930,66 @@ public class DefaultModelValidator
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    private void customizeModel( Model model )
++    {
++        // Enable model customizations only in local mode
++        if ( System.getProperty( "maven.local.mode" ) == null )
++            return;
++
++        Build build = model.getBuild();
++        if ( build == null )
++            return;
++
++        List<Plugin> plugins = build.getPlugins();
++        if ( plugins == null )
++            return;
++
++        for ( Plugin plugin : plugins )
++        {
++            String groupId = plugin.getGroupId();
++            String artifactId = plugin.getArtifactId();
++
++            if ( groupId.equals( "org.apache.maven.plugins" ) && artifactId.equals( "maven-compiler-plugin" ) )
++                customizeCompilerPlugin( plugin );
++        }
++    }
++
++    private void customizeCompilerPlugin( Plugin plugin )
++    {
++        List<Object> configurations = new LinkedList<Object>();
++        configurations.add( plugin.getConfiguration() );
++
++        List<PluginExecution> executions = plugin.getExecutions();
++        for ( PluginExecution exec : executions )
++            configurations.add( exec.getConfiguration() );
++
++        for ( Object configObj : configurations )
++        {
++            try
++            {
++                Xpp3Dom config = (Xpp3Dom) configObj;
++                BigDecimal source = new BigDecimal( config.getChild( "source" ).getValue() );
++                BigDecimal target = new BigDecimal( config.getChild( "target" ).getValue() );
++
++                // Source must be at least 1.5
++                BigDecimal minSource = new BigDecimal( "1.5" );
++                if ( source.compareTo( minSource ) < 0 )
++                    source = minSource;
++
++                // Target must not be less than source
++                if ( target.compareTo( source ) < 0 )
++                    target = source;
++
++                config.getChild( "source" ).setValue( source.toString() );
++                config.getChild( "target" ).setValue( target.toString() );
++            }
++            catch ( NullPointerException e )
++            {
++            }
++            catch ( NumberFormatException e )
++            {
++            }
++        }
++    }
++
+ }
+-- 
+1.7.11.7
+
diff --git a/maven.spec b/maven.spec
index 9e222a0..55246f4 100644
--- a/maven.spec
+++ b/maven.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           maven
 Version:        3.0.4
-Release:        25%{?dist}
+Release:        26%{?dist}
 Summary:        Java project management and project comprehension tool
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Patch151:         0003-Use-utf-8-source-encoding.patch
 # Patch2XX for non-upstreamable patches
 Patch200:       0002-Use-custom-resolver.patch
 Patch201:       0004-Fix-text-scope-skipping-with-maven.test.skip.patch
+Patch202:       0001-Customize-compiler-plugin.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 %patch151 -p1
 %patch200 -p1
 %patch201 -p1
+%patch202 -p1
 %patch100 -p1
 %patch101 -p1
 
@@ -424,6 +426,9 @@ ln -sf `rpm --eval '%%{_jnidir}'` %{_datadir}/%{name}/repository-jni/JPP
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 22 2012 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 3.0.4-26
+- Force source >= 1.5 and target >= source
+
 * Mon Nov 19 2012 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 3.0.4-25
 - Fix license tag