diff --git a/factory/pom.xml b/factory/pom.xml
index be10d54960..50d9314b29 100644
--- a/factory/pom.xml
+++ b/factory/pom.xml
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.22.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine>${test.jvm.flags}</argLine>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.2.0</version>
@@ -200,4 +208,15 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>open-modules</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <test.jvm.flags>--add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED</test.jvm.flags>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/value/processor/pom.xml b/value/processor/pom.xml
index b0628bb70e..c7dcff5e57 100644
--- a/value/processor/pom.xml
+++ b/value/processor/pom.xml
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@
           </compilerArgs>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.22.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine>${test.jvm.flags}</argLine>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -232,5 +240,14 @@
         <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
       </properties>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>open-modules</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <test.jvm.flags>--add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED</test.jvm.flags>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/value/src/it/functional/pom.xml b/value/src/it/functional/pom.xml
index 38554ca4bd..e293fc4509 100644
--- a/value/src/it/functional/pom.xml
+++ b/value/src/it/functional/pom.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.22.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine>${test.jvm.flags}</argLine>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
@@ -195,5 +203,14 @@
         <exclude.tests>**/AutoValueJava8Test.java</exclude.tests>
       </properties>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>open-modules</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <test.jvm.flags>--add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED</test.jvm.flags>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>