diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/pom.xml
index ed6970ba70..d223ef8515 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web-services/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>saaj-impl</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
+					<artifactId>activation</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.xml.ws</groupId>