diff --git a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
index 72f3c5c9b1..af0679f456 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
+++ b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
@@ -64,7 +64,14 @@ jar {
             // Temporarily support JTA 1.1 -- Karaf and other frameworks still
             // use it.  Without this, the plugin generates [1.2,2).
             // build.gradle adds javax.transaction for all modules
-            'javax.transaction.xa;version="[1.1,2)"'
+            'javax.transaction.xa;version="[1.1,2)"',
+            // optionals
+            'javax.management;resolution:=optional',
+            'javax.naming.event;resolution:=optional',
+            'javax.naming.spi;resolution:=optional',
+            'org.apache.tools.ant;resolution:=optional',
+			'org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;resolution:=optional',
+			'org.apache.tools.ant.types;resolution:=optional'
 
         // TODO: Uncomment once EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl no longer
         // uses ClassLoaderServiceImpl.