diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
index f956a5ec5a..a6fd3e3874 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
 					<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
 					<artifactId>jetty-webapp</artifactId>
 				</dependency>
+				<dependency>
+					<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+					<artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
+				</dependency>
 			</dependencies>
 		</profile>
 		<profile>