diff --git a/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml b/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml
index 930978a48b..1284d757af 100644
--- a/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>onos-protocols</artifactId>
         <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
+
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb</artifactId>
     <name>onos-ovsdb</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>