diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5082fb41a..7c76c25c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@
 			<groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
 			<artifactId>querydsl-jpa</artifactId>
 			<version>${querydsl.version}</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>