Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java	(revision 896892)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
                 if ( !isArtifactRegistered( artifact, allModules ) && !artifact.isOptional() &&
                     filter.include( artifact ) )
                 {
-                    EarModule module = EarModuleFactory.newEarModule( artifact, defaultLibBundleDir,
+                    EarModule module = EarModuleFactory.newEarModule( artifact, version, defaultLibBundleDir,
                                                                       includeLibInApplicationXml );
                     allModules.add( module );
                 }
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarModuleFactory.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarModuleFactory.java	(revision 896892)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarModuleFactory.java	(working copy)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
      * @return an ear module for this artifact
      * @throws UnknownArtifactTypeException if the artifact is not handled
      */
-    public static EarModule newEarModule( Artifact artifact, String defaultLibBundleDir,
+    public static EarModule newEarModule( Artifact artifact, String version, String defaultLibBundleDir,
                                           Boolean includeInApplicationXml )
         throws UnknownArtifactTypeException
     {
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@
         }
         else if ( "ejb-client".equals( artifactType ) )
         {
-            return new EjbClientModule( artifact, null );
+            // Somewhat weird way to tackle the problem described in MEAR-85
+            if (AbstractEarMojo.VERSION_1_3.equals(version) || AbstractEarMojo.VERSION_1_4.equals(version)) {
+                return new EjbClientModule( artifact, null ); 	
+            } else {
+                return new EjbClientModule( artifact, defaultLibBundleDir );
+            }
         }
         else if ( "rar".equals( artifactType ) )
         {