diff --git a/bash_completion.bash b/bash_completion.bash
index 7a0e6b5..5d79d76 100755
--- a/bash_completion.bash
+++ b/bash_completion.bash
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ _mvn()
     if [[ ${cur} == -D* ]] ; then
       COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -S ' ' -W "${options}" -- ${cur}) )
 
-    elif [[ ${prev} == -P ]] ; then
+    elif [[ ${prev} == -P || ${prev} == --activate-profiles ]] ; then
       local profiles="${profile_settings}|"
       for item in ${POM_HIERARCHY[*]}
       do