diff --git a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/DevMojo.java b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/DevMojo.java
index 9288cc522b9eb..08a6b21334ff5 100644
--- a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/DevMojo.java
+++ b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/DevMojo.java
@@ -409,6 +409,9 @@ private void handleResources() throws MojoExecutionException {
         List<Resource> resources = project.getResources();
         if (!resources.isEmpty()) {
             Plugin resourcesPlugin = project.getPlugin(ORG_APACHE_MAVEN_PLUGINS + ":" + MAVEN_RESOURCES_PLUGIN);
+            if (resourcesPlugin == null) {
+                return;
+            }
             MojoExecutor.executeMojo(
                     MojoExecutor.plugin(
                             MojoExecutor.groupId(ORG_APACHE_MAVEN_PLUGINS),