diff --git a/java-websocket/pom.xml b/java-websocket/pom.xml
index 929e6491fd..e19706b4d9 100644
--- a/java-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/java-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 			<groupId>javax.websocket</groupId>
 			<artifactId>javax.websocket-api</artifactId>
 			<version>1.1</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>