diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index bb50fcd149..a06fafb0a0 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ object AkkaBuild extends Build {
   lazy val buildSettings = Defaults.defaultSettings ++ Seq(
     organization := Organization,
     version      := Version,
-    scalaVersion := ScalaVersion
+    scalaVersion := ScalaVersion,
+    crossPaths := false
   )
 
   lazy val defaultSettings = buildSettings ++ Seq(