diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java
index 86d87af9..a2cc7028 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
             ArtifactType artifactType =
                     repositorySystemSession.getArtifactTypeRegistry().get(packaging);
             if (artifactType != null
-                    && StringUtils.isEmpty(classifier)
+                    && (classifier == null || classifier.isEmpty())
                     && !StringUtils.isEmpty(artifactType.getClassifier())) {
                 classifier = artifactType.getClassifier();
             }