diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d20dfd6d5..f7b12bd98 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
         <profile>
             <id>jdk9</id>
             <activation>
-                <jdk>9</jdk>
+                <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
             </activation>
             <properties>
                 <!-- coverall version 4.3.0 does not work with java 9, see https://github.com/trautonen/coveralls-maven-plugin/issues/112 -->