diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/opentracing/OpentracingAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/opentracing/OpentracingAutoConfiguration.java
index 30ba998e7..25dba6e2b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/opentracing/OpentracingAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/opentracing/OpentracingAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class OpentracingAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+	@ConditionalOnClass(name = "brave.opentracing.BraveTracer")
 	Tracer sleuthOpenTracing(brave.Tracing braveTracing) {
 		return BraveTracer.create(braveTracing);
 	}