Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/eclipse/writers/EclipseClasspathWriter.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/eclipse/writers/EclipseClasspathWriter.java	(revision 988494)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/eclipse/writers/EclipseClasspathWriter.java	(working copy)
@@ -627,6 +627,23 @@
 
         }
 
+        if ( ( Constants.PROJECT_PACKAGING_WAR.equals( this.config.getPackaging() )
+        		|| Constants.PROJECT_PACKAGING_JAR.equals( this.config.getPackaging() ) )
+                && kind.equals( ATTR_VAR ) && dep.isAddedToClasspath() )
+        {
+            if ( !attributeElemOpen )
+            {
+                writer.startElement( ATTRIBUTES ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+                attributeElemOpen = true;
+            }
+
+            writer.startElement( ATTRIBUTE ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+            writer.addAttribute( VALUE, "" ); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+            writer.addAttribute( NAME, "org.eclipse.jst.component.nondependency" ); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+            writer.endElement();
+
+        }
+
         if ( attributeElemOpen )
         {
             writer.endElement();