Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java	(revision 1235439)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@
      * @parameter alias="defaultJavaBundleDir"
      */
     protected String defaultLibBundleDir;
+	
+	/**
+     * Should the library-directory element be
+     * written in application.xml.
+     *
+     * @parameter default-value="true"
+     */
+    protected Boolean writeLibraryDirectory = Boolean.TRUE;
 
     /**
      * Should libraries be added in application.xml
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriter.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriter.java	(revision 1235439)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriter.java	(working copy)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
             securityRole.appendSecurityRole( writer );
         }
 
-        if ( version.ge( JavaEEVersion.Five ) )
+        if ( version.ge( JavaEEVersion.Five ) && context.getWriteLibraryDirectory().booleanValue() )
         {
             writeLibraryDirectory( context.getLibraryDirectory(), writer );
         }
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriterContext.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriterContext.java	(revision 1235439)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriterContext.java	(working copy)
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@
     private final String applicationName;
 
     private final Boolean initializeInOrder;
+    
+    private final Boolean writeLibraryDirectory;
 
     public ApplicationXmlWriterContext( File destinationFile, List<EarModule> earModules, List<SecurityRole> securityRoles, String displayName,
                                         String description, String libraryDirectory, String applicationName,
-                                        Boolean initializeInOrder )
+                                        Boolean initializeInOrder, Boolean writeLibraryDirectory )
     {
         this.destinationFile = destinationFile;
         this.earModules = earModules;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
         this.libraryDirectory = libraryDirectory;
         this.applicationName = applicationName;
         this.initializeInOrder = initializeInOrder;
+        this.writeLibraryDirectory = writeLibraryDirectory;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -141,4 +144,16 @@
     {
         return initializeInOrder;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the writeLibraryDirectory
+     * parameter.
+     *
+     * @return whether to write &#060;library-directory&#062;
+     * in application.xml
+     */
+    public Boolean getWriteLibraryDirectory()
+    {
+        return writeLibraryDirectory;
+    }
 }
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java	(revision 1235439)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         final ApplicationXmlWriter writer = new ApplicationXmlWriter( javaEEVersion, encoding, generateModuleId );
         final ApplicationXmlWriterContext context =
             new ApplicationXmlWriterContext( descriptor, getModules(), buildSecurityRoles(), displayName, description,
-                                             defaultLibBundleDir, applicationName, initializeInOrder );
+                                             defaultLibBundleDir, applicationName, initializeInOrder, writeLibraryDirectory );
         writer.write( context );
     }