diff --git a/j2ee.ejbcore/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/ejbcore/ejb/wizard/session/SessionEJBWizardPanel.java b/j2ee.ejbcore/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/ejbcore/ejb/wizard/session/SessionEJBWizardPanel.java
--- a/j2ee.ejbcore/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/ejbcore/ejb/wizard/session/SessionEJBWizardPanel.java
+++ b/j2ee.ejbcore/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/ejbcore/ejb/wizard/session/SessionEJBWizardPanel.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.common.J2eeProjectCapabilities;
 import org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.common.Util;
 import org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.dd.api.ejb.Session;
+import org.netbeans.spi.project.ant.AntArtifactProvider;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -137,9 +138,12 @@
             if (p.equals(project)) {
                 continue;
             }
-            // list only projects which produce jars so that they can be added to classpath
-            if (AntArtifactQuery.findArtifactsByType(p, JavaProjectConstants.ARTIFACT_TYPE_JAR).length == 0) {
-                continue;
+            // if this is an Ant-based project and not e.g. a Maven project
+            if (p.getLookup().lookup(AntArtifactProvider.class) != null) {
+                // list only projects which produce jars so that they can be added to classpath
+                if (AntArtifactQuery.findArtifactsByType(p, JavaProjectConstants.ARTIFACT_TYPE_JAR).length == 0) {
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
             // list only projects which have java source root
             if (ProjectUtils.getSources(p).getSourceGroups(JavaProjectConstants.SOURCES_TYPE_JAVA).length == 0) {