diff --git a/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java b/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
index d2d60b33a31..0ce6cac2bf8 100644
--- a/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
+++ b/maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ protected void populateSettings() {
                     System.setProperty("https.proxyPassword", mavenProxy.getPassword());
                 }
                 if (mavenProxy.getNonProxyHosts() != null && !mavenProxy.getNonProxyHosts().isEmpty()) {
-                    System.setProperty("https.nonProxyHosts", mavenProxy.getNonProxyHosts());
+                    System.setProperty("http.nonProxyHosts", mavenProxy.getNonProxyHosts());
                 }
             }