TestNG Listener aren't working from Property Tag in POM.xml With JDK9

TestNG Listener are not working when using:
Maven = Apache Maven 3.5.2
JDK9
Here is relevant repo: https://github.com/HammadHost/poc_testng_surefire
I executed it with jdk8 in same environment listener did work, but they aren't working with JDK9
FYI: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47560412/maven-surefire-is-not-respecting-testng-listeners-in-property-tag