diff --git a/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index de9b4c064d14e..cdf3282788b48 100644
--- a/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
                 <runtimeClassPath>
                   <ignoredFiles>
                     <ignoredFile>arrow-git.properties</ignoredFile>
-                    <ignoredFile>properties/flight.properties</ignoredFile>
                   </ignoredFiles>
                 </runtimeClassPath>
               </normalization>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 4452b6e6d06bb..38db238abcd23 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@
                 <runtimeClassPath>
                   <ignoredFiles>
                     <ignoredFile>arrow-git.properties</ignoredFile>
+                    <ignoredFile>properties/flight.properties</ignoredFile>
                   </ignoredFiles>
                 </runtimeClassPath>
               </normalization>