diff --git a/hadoop-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
index 0a520f1910d..8bf6050f7ce 100644
--- a/hadoop-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@
     <!-- This is used in hadoop-common for compilation only -->
     <protobuf.version>2.5.0</protobuf.version>
     <!-- Protobuf scope in hadoop common -->
+    <!-- set to "provided" and protobuf2 will no longer be exported as a dependency  -->
     <common.protobuf2.scope>compile</common.protobuf2.scope>
     <!-- Protobuf scope in other modules which explicitly import the libarary -->
-    <protobuf2.scope>provided</protobuf2.scope>
+    <transient.protobuf2.scope>${common.protobuf2.scope}</transient.protobuf2.scope>
     <!-- ProtocolBuffer version, actually used in Hadoop -->
     <hadoop.protobuf.version>3.7.1</hadoop.protobuf.version>
     <protoc.path>${env.HADOOP_PROTOC_PATH}</protoc.path>