diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 972e2a813c..9c0169f07d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -429,6 +429,15 @@ Contributors:
           <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <!--  stuck to 1.6.x for java8 compatibility -->
           <version>1.6.2</version>
+          <dependencies>
+            <!-- Needed because of maven 3.9.0 backward compatibility issue,
+                 See : https://github.com/eclipse/leshan/issues/1410 -->
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+              <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+              <version>3.5.1</version>
+            </dependency>
+          </dependencies>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>