diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 5f8a7e34bb..3b17f5c02a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-module-parameter-names</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>