diff --git a/compiler/pom.xml b/compiler/pom.xml
index b28f99e..592d261 100644
--- a/compiler/pom.xml
+++ b/compiler/pom.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@
           <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.0.0</version>
           <executions>
+
+            <execution>
+              <id>compile</id>
+              <phase>compile</phase>
+              <configuration>
+                <target>
+                  <exec executable="make" failonerror="true">
+                    <arg value="--directory=.."/>
+                  </exec>
+                </target>
+              </configuration>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>run</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+
             <execution>
               <id>generate-test-sources</id>
               <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
@@ -72,7 +88,7 @@
                     <arg value="--src-prefix=src/test/schema/"/>
                     <arg value="-o../capnpc-java:src/test/generated"/>
                     <arg value="src/test/schema/test.capnp"/>
-                  <arg value="src/test/schema/test-import.capnp"/>
+                    <arg value="src/test/schema/test-import.capnp"/>
                   </exec>
                 </target>
               </configuration>