diff --git a/spring-webflow/pom.xml b/spring-webflow/pom.xml
index 7599e896..4f1530db 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-webflow/pom.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
             <groupId>javax.el</groupId>
             <artifactId>el-api</artifactId>
             <version>1.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.persistence</groupId>