diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5177006dd46..f75b4a349c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		<sonar.dynamicAnalysis>reuseReports</sonar.dynamicAnalysis>
 		<sonar.jacoco.reportPath>${project.basedir}/../../target/jacoco.exec</sonar.jacoco.reportPath>
 		<target-platform>cdt-e4.4</target-platform>
+		<help-docs-eclipserun-repo>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.4</help-docs-eclipserun-repo>
 	</properties>
 
 	<licenses>
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@
 						<repository>
 							<id>platform</id>
 							<layout>p2</layout>
-							<url>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.4milestones</url>
+							<url>${help-docs-eclipserun-repo}</url>
 						</repository>
 					</repositories>
 				</configuration>