Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/eclipse/AddMavenRepoMojo.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/eclipse/AddMavenRepoMojo.java	(revision 463128)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/eclipse/AddMavenRepoMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@
     public static final String CLASSPATH_VARIABLE_M2_REPO = "org.eclipse.jdt.core.classpathVariable.M2_REPO"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
     /**
+     * File that stores the Eclipse m2eclipse preferences.
+     */
+    public static final String FILE_ECLIPSE_M2ECLIPSE_PREFS = "org.maven.ide.eclipse.prefs"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+    
+    /**
+     * Property constant under which local repository setting is stored.
+     */
+    public static final String M2_SETTING_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY = "eclipse.m2.localRepositoryDirectory"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+    /**
      * Location of the <code>Eclipse</code> workspace that holds your
      * configuration and source. On Windows, this will be the
      * <code>workspace</code> directory under your eclipse installation. For
@@ -80,16 +90,12 @@
      */
     private ArtifactRepository localRepository;
 
-    public void execute()
-        throws MojoExecutionException
+    private void addRespositoryPropertyToFile( File workDir, String fileName, String propertyName )
+    	throws MojoExecutionException
     {
-
-        File workDir = new File( workspace, DIR_ECLIPSE_CORE_RUNTIME_SETTINGS );
-        workDir.mkdirs();
-
         Properties props = new Properties();
 
-        File f = new File( workDir, FILE_ECLIPSE_JDT_CORE_PREFS );
+        File f = new File( workDir, fileName );
 
         // preserve old settings
         if ( f.exists() )
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        props.put( CLASSPATH_VARIABLE_M2_REPO, localRepository.getBasedir() ); //$NON-NLS-1$  //$NON-NLS-2$
+        props.put( propertyName, localRepository.getBasedir() ); //$NON-NLS-1$  //$NON-NLS-2$
 
         try
         {
@@ -124,7 +130,18 @@
                                                                   f.getAbsolutePath() ) );
         }
     }
+    
+    public void execute()
+        throws MojoExecutionException
+    {
 
+        File workDir = new File( workspace, DIR_ECLIPSE_CORE_RUNTIME_SETTINGS );
+        workDir.mkdirs();
+
+        addRespositoryPropertyToFile( workDir, FILE_ECLIPSE_JDT_CORE_PREFS, CLASSPATH_VARIABLE_M2_REPO );
+        addRespositoryPropertyToFile( workDir, FILE_ECLIPSE_M2ECLIPSE_PREFS, M2_SETTING_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY );
+    }
+
     public ArtifactRepository getLocalRepository()
     {
         return localRepository;