diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml
index 16eef1762fb..b3b601d5e72 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 					<execution>
 						<phase>generate-sources</phase>
 						<configuration>
-							<tasks>
+							<target>
 								<!-- Run yarn via ant so that we can share the same (small) xml file
 									for building within eclipse as with tycho -->
 								<ant antfile="BuildDebugServers.xml"
 									target="BuildDebugServers" />
-							</tasks>
+							</target>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>run</goal>
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
index 9be1c35ba6a..914e216bc3d 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 						<id>clean</id>
 						<phase>clean</phase>
 						<configuration>
-							<tasks>
+							<target>
 								<ant antfile="TestAppBuilder.xml" target="clean"/>
-							</tasks>
+							</target>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>run</goal>
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 						<id>prepare</id>
 						<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
 						<configuration>
-							<tasks>
+							<target>
 								<ant antfile="TestAppBuilder.xml" target="makeTestApps"/>
-							</tasks>
+							</target>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>run</goal>
diff --git a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
index a5c32eb31ea..a2c0a3a2e12 100644
--- a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 						<id>clean</id>
 						<phase>clean</phase>
 						<configuration>
-							<tasks>
+							<target>
 								<ant antfile="../../dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/TestAppBuilder.xml" target="clean"/>
-							</tasks>
+							</target>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>run</goal>
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 						<id>prepare</id>
 						<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
 						<configuration>
-							<tasks>
+							<target>
 								<ant antfile="../../dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/TestAppBuilder.xml" target="makeTestApps"/>
-							</tasks>
+							</target>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>run</goal>