diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 738ddc72e..990769441 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
                     <version>3.1.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <suppressionFiles>
-                            <suppressionFile>src/etc/project-suppression.xml</suppressionFile>
+                            <suppressionFile>${project.basedir}/src/etc/project-suppression.xml</suppressionFile>
                         </suppressionFiles>
                         <failBuildOnCVSS>7</failBuildOnCVSS>
                         <skipProvidedScope>true</skipProvidedScope>
diff --git a/src/etc/project-suppression.xml b/src/etc/project-suppression.xml
index 2ef62e209..1373966c7 100644
--- a/src/etc/project-suppression.xml
+++ b/src/etc/project-suppression.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@
         <gav regex="true">org\.apache\.struts\:struts\-*:1\.3\.8</gav>
         <cpe>cpe:/a:apache:struts:1.3.8</cpe>
         <cpe>cpe:/a:apache:tiles:1.3.8</cpe>
-        <cpe>cpe:/a:apache:struts:1.3.8</cpe>
     </suppress>
 </suppressions>
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