diff --git a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java
index c77f730b85b..2200e28d8b5 100644
--- a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java
+++ b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Modules.java
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ public class Modules implements Iterable<Module>
             {
                 providers.forEach(p-> 
                 { 
-                    if (p!=module && p.isEnabled()) 
-                        throw new UsageException("Module %s capability %s already provided by %s",module.getName(),name,p.getName());
+                    if (p!=module && p.isEnabled() && !p.isTransitive()) 
+                        throw new UsageException("Capability %s already enabled by %s for %s",name,p.getName(),module.getName());
                 });
             }   
         }
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/TestUseCases.java b/jetty-start/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/TestUseCases.java
index 2bb04812adc..e050113f118 100644
--- a/jetty-start/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/TestUseCases.java
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/TestUseCases.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.IO;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.MavenTestingUtils;
@@ -58,6 +57,8 @@ public class TestUseCases
             }
         });
         
+        Arrays.sort(cases);
+        
         List<Object[]> ret = new ArrayList<>();
         for(File assertTxt:cases)
         {
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/alternate.3.assert.txt b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/alternate.3.assert.txt
index 8400499c6c2..6a83f84eb75 100644
--- a/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/alternate.3.assert.txt
+++ b/jetty-start/src/test/resources/usecases/alternate.3.assert.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 EX|UsageException
-EX|default already provided by alternate
+EX|default already enabled by alternate