diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-test-support/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-test-support/pom.xml
index 0eb132bee..55ace7837 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-test-support/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-kafka-test</artifactId>
             <version>${spring-kafka.version}</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>