diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/build-maven-package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/build-maven-package.nix
index 8672419322f5..0738126f66ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/build-maven-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/build-maven-package.nix
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ let
       buildPhase = ''
         runHook preBuild
 
-        MAVEN_EXTRA_ARGS=""
+        MAVEN_EXTRA_ARGS="-B"
 
         # handle proxy
         if [[ -n "''${HTTP_PROXY-}" ]] || [[ -n "''${HTTPS_PROXY-}" ]] || [[ -n "''${NO_PROXY-}" ]];then
           mvnSettingsFile="$(mktemp -d)/settings.xml"
           ${writeProxySettings} $mvnSettingsFile
-          MAVEN_EXTRA_ARGS="-s=$mvnSettingsFile"
+          MAVEN_EXTRA_ARGS="$MAVEN_EXTRA_ARGS -s=$mvnSettingsFile"
         fi
 
         # handle cacert by populating a trust store on the fly