Index: C:/Maven/workspace/maven-assembly-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java
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--- C:/Maven/workspace/maven-assembly-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java	(revision 553475)
+++ C:/Maven/workspace/maven-assembly-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@
     private MavenArchiveConfiguration archive;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter default-value="${project.build.filters}"
-     * @readonly
+     * @parameter
      */
     protected List filters;
     
@@ -412,6 +411,10 @@
 
     public List getFilters()
     {
+        if ( filters == null )
+        {
+            filters = getProject().getBuild().getFilters();
+        }
         return filters;
     }