diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 267fcc7415..8ba68f7e09 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- Build Properties -->
+    <!-- Default empty argLine to prevent Surefire crashes when the 'jacoco' profile is inactive -->
+    <argLine/>
     <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>true</maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>