diff --git a/gerrit-war/pom.xml b/gerrit-war/pom.xml
index 110f9666b7..db58ae28f2 100644
--- a/gerrit-war/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-war/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
       <artifactId>gerrit-main</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>