diff --git a/activemq-optional/pom.xml b/activemq-optional/pom.xml
index f46fe1cfb2..a738b780ef 100755
--- a/activemq-optional/pom.xml
+++ b/activemq-optional/pom.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@
       <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>