diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/ModelUtils.java b/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/ModelUtils.java
index 97f6c8f1456d4..556407a142017 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/ModelUtils.java
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/workspace/ModelUtils.java
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ private static Properties loadPomProps(Path appJar, Path artifactIdPath) throws
     }
 
     public static Model readModel(final Path pomXml) throws IOException {
-        return readModel(Files.newInputStream(pomXml));
+        Model model = readModel(Files.newInputStream(pomXml));
+        model.setPomFile(pomXml.toFile());
+        return model;
     }
 
     public static Model readModel(InputStream stream) throws IOException {
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/MavenProjectBuildFile.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/MavenProjectBuildFile.java
index cc0a2169469c6..8cecb28fedae0 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/MavenProjectBuildFile.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/MavenProjectBuildFile.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ protected void refreshData() {
             return;
         }
         try {
-            model = ModelUtils.readModel(projectPom);
+            model = MojoUtils.readPom(projectPom.toFile());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Failed to read " + projectPom, e);
         }