1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/maven/SonarMojo.java b/sonar-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/maven/SonarMojo.java
index f5b18848593..0bb664d9ffc 100644
--- a/sonar-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/maven/SonarMojo.java
+++ b/sonar-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/maven/SonarMojo.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public final class SonarMojo extends AbstractMojo {
         try {
           file = new File(basedir, path).getCanonicalFile();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-          throw new RuntimeException("Unable to resolve path '" + path + "'", e);
+          throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to resolve path '" + path + "'", e);
         }
       }
       return file;